Archbishop James P. Sartain
| Birthday: | 6 June 1952 |
| Education: | Bachelor’s in English – St. Meinrad College, Rockport, IN |
| Ordination: | 15 July 1978 |
| Episcopate: | 6 March 2000 |
Archbishop James P. Sartain on the Issues
Viganò testimony
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In a joint statement with other Washington bishops, Archbishop Sartain urged the governor of Washington to veto Senate Bill 6219 which mandated abortion coverage in state insurance plans. Sartain called this bill an “assault” on “the inherent dignity of every human person from the moment of conception until natural death.” (Northwest Catholic)
Homosexuality
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Not enough evidence collected on this issueContraception
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In 2015, Archbishop Sartain entrusted the care of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tacoma, Washington to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, a clerical society devoted to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. (Saint Joseph Catholic Church)
Marriage and Family Life
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In 2014, a 38-year-old gay teacher at a diocesan Catholic school resigned after he entered into a gay “marriage.” Archbishop Sartain told the school’s CEO he agreed with her decision to have the teacher resign. The Archdiocese was later sued. (LifeSiteNews)