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Vicar Foranes and vicariates
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The position of Vicar Forane is appointed by Archbishop Sample and the role is to oversee the spiritual needs of the priests in his region, to be attentive to pastoral issues in his region, and to coordinate regional pastoral responses.
Vicar Foranes usually hold regular meetings with the priests of the vicariate to relate to the Archbishop their concerns and ideas. Vicars are responsible for making sure parishes in their region are following proper rules and that the rights of other priests are respected. In essence, their role is to assist Archbishop Sample in the smaller but essential matters of the archdiocese. -
Archdiocese of Portland VicariatesAlbany/Corvallis - Rev. Francisco BringuelaSt. Edward (Lebanon), St. Helen (Sweet Home - Brownsville Mission), St. Patrick (Independence)*, St. Mary (Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Albany), St. Mary (Corvallis), Sacred Heart (Newport - Siletz Mission), St. Anthony (Waldport)
Beaverton (Suburban) - Rev. Cary Reniva
Holy Trinity (Beaverton), St. Cecilia (Beaverton)*, St. John Fisher (Portland), St. Pius X (Portland), St. Juan Diego
Columbia County - Rev. Chuck Wood
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Rainier - Clatskanie Mission), St. Birgitta (Portland), St. Frederic (St. Helens), St. Mary (Vernonia), St. Wenceslaus (Scappoose)*
Downtown Portland - Rev. Martin King
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary), Downtown Chapel (St. Andre Bessette), St. Michael the Archangel, St. Patrick, St. Thomas More*
East Portland (Suburban) - Rev. Jose Luis Gonzalez
St. Anne (Gresham)*, St. Henry (Gresham), St. Joseph the Worker, St. Michael (Sandy), St. Peter, St. Rita, St. Therese
Marion County - Rev. Aniceto Guiriba
Sacred Heart-St. Louis (Gervais), St. James (Molalla)*, St. Luke (Woodburn - Hubbard Mission)*, St. Mary (Mount Angel - Scotts Mills Mission), St. Paul (St. Paul), St. Paul (Silverton)
Metropolitan Eugene - Rev. David Brown
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Cottage Grove - Creswell Mission), St. Alice (Springfield), St. Catherine of Siena (Veneta), St. Helen (Junction City), St. Jude (Eugene), St. Mark (Eugene), St. Mary (Eugene), St. Michael (Oakridge - Dexter Mission), St. Paul (Eugene)*, St. Peter (Eugene) St. Rose (Monroe - Harrisburg), St. Thomas More (Newman Center, U of O)
Metropolitan Salem - Rev. Timothy Mockaitis
Queen of Peace (Salem)*, St. Edward (Keizer), St. Joseph (Salem), St. Philip (Dallas), St. Vincent de Paul, St. Augustine (Lincoln City)
North Coast - Rev. Maro Escano
Our Lady of Victory (Seaside - Arch Cape Mission), Sacred Heart (Tillamook - Cloverdale Mission)*, St. Mary Star of the Sea (Astoria - Hammond Mission)*, St. Mary by the Sea (Rockaway)
Northeast Portland - Rev. Matt Libra
Holy Cross, Holy Redeemer, Holy Rosary, Immaculate Heart, The Madeleine (St. Mary Magdalene), Our Lady of Lavang (Southeast Asian Ethnic Vicariate), St. Andrew, St. Charles, St. Rose of Lima*, St. Stanislaus
Santiam - Rev. Dick Rossman
Immaculate Conception (Stayton - Mill City Mission), Our Lady of Lourdes (Jordan - Lyons Mission), St. Bernard (Scio - Jefferson Mission), St. Boniface (Sublimity), St. Mary (Shaw)*
South Coast - Rev. Anthony AhamefuleHoly Trinity (Bandon - Port Orford Mission)*, Holy Name (Coquille - Myrtle Point Mission), Holy Redeemer (North Bend), St. John the Apostle (Reedsport), St. Mary Our Lady of the Dunes (Florence), St. Monica (Coos Bay), Star of the Sea (Brookings - Gold Beach Mission)
South Portland (Suburban) - Rev. Maxy D'costa
Christ the King (Milwaukie), St. Aloysius (Estacada), St. John the Apostle (Oregon City)*, St. John the Baptist (Milwaukie), St. Patrick (Canby), St. Philip Benizi (Redland)
Southeast Portland - Rev. Paul Jeyamani Pillai
All Saints*, Ascension, Church of the Korean Martyrs, Holy Family, Our Lady of Sorrows, Sacred Heart, St. Agatha, St. Anthony, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius, St. Philip Neri, St. Stephen*
Southern Oregon - Rev. William Holtzinger
All Souls (Myrtle Creek - Glendale Mission), Our Lady of the Mountain (Ashland), Our Lady of Fatima (Shady Cove), Sacred Heart, Medford - Jacksonville Mission)*, St. Anne (Grants Pass - Cave Junction & Rogue River Missions, Station at Provolt), St. Francis (Sutherlin), St. Joseph (Roseburg), Shepherd of the Valley (Central Point)
Tualatin Valley - Rev. Jeff Meeuwsen
St. Alexander (Cornelius), St. Anthony (Forest Grove), St. Edward (North Plains), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Aloha)*, St. Francis (Roy), St. Matthew (Hillsboro), Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Verboort)
West Portland (Suburban) - Rev. John Henderson
Resurrection (Tualatin), Our Lady of the Lake (Lake Oswego), St. Anthony (Tigard)* , St. Clare (Portland), St. Cyril (Wilsonville), St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Portland), St. Francis (Sherwood)
Yamhill County - Rev. Martin Tavares Hernandez
Good Shepherd (Sheridan), St. James (McMinnville), St. John (Yamhill), St. Michael (Grande Ronde), St. Peter (Newberg)** indicates home parish of the Vicar Forane for that particular vicariate.