Paul Etienne

Photo of Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne

Archbishop Paul Etienne has led the Archdiocese of Seattle since 2019, and has been a bishop since 2009. He has previously led the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, and the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Paul Etienne of the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, during a meeting with bishops from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Feb. 3, 2020. (CNS/Vatican Media)
Sep 26, 2023

I am a US archbishop attending Pope Francis' synod. Here's how I am preparing.

Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne will take part in the Oct. 4-29 Synod of Bishops in Rome. "I have spent the past several weeks renewing my prayer life, longing for greater receptivity to the voice of the Holy Spirit," he writes in this essay for NCR.

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