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Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Liam Stephen Cary (born August 21, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as bishop of the Diocese of Baker in Oregon since 2012.

Biography

Early life and education

Liam Cary was born on August 21, 1947, in Portland, Oregon. Three years later the family moved to Prineville, Oregon. Liam Cary studied for the priesthood at Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Oregon and St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Cary then entered Pontifical North American College in Rome. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In 1970, he took a leave of absence from St. Patrick's seminary, returning to his studies 18 years later.

Priesthood

Cary was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland by Archbishop William Levada on September 5, 1992. After his ordination 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 Parish in Eugene, Oregon (2011–2012).

Bishop of Baker

Cary was named the bishop of the Diocese 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 Vlazny. Bishops Robert F. Vasa and William Skylstad were the co-consecrators.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. ^ "Pope Names Portland Archdiocese Priest Bishop Of Baker, Oregon". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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.
3. ^ "Bishop Liam Stephen Cary". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
4. "Diocese of Baker". GCatholic.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
5. 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

• Biography
• Catholicism
• Oregon

v t e 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 e 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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• Clergy from Portland, Oregon
• Pontifical North American College alumni
• Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
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• Roman Catholic bishops of Baker
• People from Prineville, Oregon
• Mount Angel Seminary