| July 3, 1834 |
First petition by French
Prairie settlers to Canada for priests |
| November 24, 1838 |
Fr. Francis N. Blanchet
and Fr. Modeste Demers, missionaries Oregon country arrive at Fr. Vancouver |
| January 6, 1839 |
First Mass in Oregon, St.
Paul, St. Paul |
| Dec. 1.1843 |
Vicariate Apostolic of Oregon
Territory established |
| July 31, 1844 |
Fr. Peter DeSmet, SJ, Jesuit
priests and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrive in Astoria from Belgium |
| February 8, 1946 |
St. John Church, Oregon
City, blessed and opened |
| May 24, 1846 |
St. Paul Church, St. Paul,
cornerstone laid |
| July 24, 1846 |
Archdiocese of Oregon City
established by Pope Pius IX. Francis N. Blanchet appointed first
Archbishop |
| December 24, 1851 |
First Christmas Midnight
Mass in Portland by Fr. James Croke |
| November 1, 1858 |
St. Joseph Church, Jacksonville,
dedicated |
| October 21, 1859 |
Twelve Sisters of the Holy
Names of arrive in Portland to found school |
| January 17, 1861 |
St. Mary Church, Corvallis,
dedicated |
| August 17, 1863 |
Fr. Leopold Dieleman begins
plans for Salem Church and recruits Holy Names Sisters to establish school |
| May 10, 1867 |
Roseburg Mission begins,
Fr. Thibau appointed by Archbishop Francis N. Blanchet |
| October 10, 1869 |
St. Vincent de Paul Society
organized in Portland by Fr. Fierens |
| February 5, 1870 |
The Catholic Sentinel publishes
its first issue |
| October 11, 1874 |
St. Mary Star of the Sea
Church, Astoria, dedicated |
| July 19, 1875 |
St. Vincent Hospital, Portland,
dedicated
Mother Joseph and Sisters
of Providence |
| December 20, 1880 |
Archbishop Charles John
Seghers became second Archbishop of Oregon City |
| October 30, 1882 |
Benedictine Priests and
Sisters arrive in Oregon |
| August 12, 1883 |
St. Mary Church, Bandon,
dedicated by Archbishop Seghers |
| February 1, 1885 |
Archbishop William Gross,
CSsR, appointed third Archbishop of Oregon City |
