Oregon, Diocese of

On Oct. 13, 1853, the General Convention created the Missionary District of Oregon and Washington Territory. On Oct. 15, 1880, the General Convention divided it into the Missionary District of Washington and the Missionary District of Oregon. The primary convention of the Diocese of Oregon met at Trinity Church, Portland, Sept. 11-13, 1889. The General Convention of 1907 divided the Diocese of Oregon and created the Missionary District of Eastern Oregon. The Diocese of Oregon includes the following counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill. On Jan. 23, 1929, the Diocesan Convention set apart St. Stephen's Church, Portland, as St. Stephen's Cathedral. On Nov. 10, 1973, St. Stephen's Cathedral became St. Stephen's Church. On that same day St. John the Baptist Church, Portland, became the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.