Liam Cary

Styles of
**Liam Stephen Cary**
Styles of; Liam Stephen Cary
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Liam Stephen Cary
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Liam Stephen Cary
Bishop of Baker
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Portland in Oregon
Diocese	Baker
Appointed	March 8, 2012
Installed	May 18, 2012
Predecessor	Robert F. Vasa
Orders
Ordination	September 5, 1992; by William Levada
Consecration	May 18, 2012; by John George Vlazny, Robert F. Vasa, and William S. Skylstad
Personal details
Born	August 21, 1947 (age 74); Portland, Oregon

Liam Cary (born August 21, 1947) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Baker in the state of Oregon since 2012.

Early life and education[]

Liam Stephen Cary was born in Portland, Oregon. Three years later the family moved to Prineville, Oregon. He studied for the priesthood at Mount Angel Seminary near Mt. Angel, Oregon, St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California, the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he received a bachelor's and a licentiate in sacred theology.^[1] From 1970, he took a leave of absence from the Menlo Park seminary, eventually returning to his studies in 1988.^[2]

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon by Archbishop William Levada on September 5, 1992.^[3]^[4]

Priesthood[]

After ordination Father Cary served as the parochial vicar at St. Joseph Parish in Salem, Oregon (1992–1995), archdiocesan vocation director (1995–1999) and pastor at Sacred Heart Parish Medford, Oregon, St. Luke's in Woodburn, Oregon (1999–2011) and St. Mary's Church in Eugene, Oregon (2011–2012).^[1]^[5]

Episcopacy[]

Bishop of Baker[]

Father Cary was named the bishop of Baker by Pope Benedict XVI on March 8, 2012. His episcopal consecration took place on May 18, 2012, at the hands of Archbishop John George Vlazny of Portland, Oregon. Bishops Robert F. Vasa, the previous bishop of Baker; and William Stephen Skylstad, who had served the Baker Diocese as Apostolic Administrator, were the co-consecrators.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Pope Names Portland Archdiocese Priest Bishop Of Baker, Oregon". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Morris-Long, Dan (February 17, 2014). "Parish reactions mixed in wake of Vatican denial of pastor's appeal". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Liam Stephen Cary". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Diocese of Baker". GCatholic.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Nancy Haught (March 9, 2012). "Portland priest Liam Cary named new bishop of Baker". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

External links[]

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker Official Site

Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert F. Vasa	Bishop of Baker 2012–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[usccb-1] "Pope Names Portland Archdiocese Priest Bishop Of Baker, Oregon". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[NCRFeb2014-2] Morris-Long, Dan (February 17, 2014). "Parish reactions mixed in wake of Vatican denial of pastor's appeal". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

[catholic-hierarchy-3] "Bishop Liam Stephen Cary". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.^{[self-published source]}

[GCatholic-4] "Diocese of Baker". GCatholic.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[Haught-5] Nancy Haught (March 9, 2012). "Portland priest Liam Cary named new bishop of Baker". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

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v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker
Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Joseph O'Reilly Joseph Francis McGrath Francis Peter Leipzig Thomas Joseph Connolly Robert F. Vasa Liam Cary Coadjutor bishop Leo Fabian Fahey
Churches	Cathedral St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Former churches St. Peter's Church, Echo Old St. Peter's Church, The Dalles
Priests	Elden Francis Curtiss
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v t Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Ordinaries	Archbishops of Oregon City François Norbert Blanchet Charles John Seghers William Hickley Gross Alexander Christie Archbishops of Portland Edward Howard Robert Joseph Dwyer Cornelius Michael Power William Levada Francis George John George Vlazny Alexander King Sample
Auxiliary Bishops	Paul E. Waldschmidt Kenneth Steiner Peter Leslie Smith
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Abbeys Mount Angel Abbey Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey Parishes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel St. Patrick's Church, Portland St. Paul's Church, St. Paul St. Joseph's Church, Salem St. Boniface Church, Sublimity Former churches St. Patrick's Church, Independence St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag
Education	Higher Education University of Portland Marylhurst University High Schools Blanchet Catholic School, Salem Central Catholic High School, Portland De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland Jesuit High School, Portland La Salle High School, Milwaukie Marist Catholic High School, Eugene Regis High School, Stayton St. Mary's Academy, Portland St. Mary's High School, Medford Valley Catholic School, Beaverton
Priests	Liam Cary Francis Peter Leipzig Edward John O'Dea Edwin Vincent O'Hara Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Miscellany	Catholic Sentinel Oregon Catholic Press Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan Monastery of the Precious Blood The Grotto
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