Our bishops regularly travels across Western Washington to visit congregations and participate in diocesan events and activities, including celebrations of new ministry, ordinations, pastoral visitations, and other special or noteworthy events.
A visitation is the bishop’s official pastoral visit to a congregation of the diocese. Canon law requires every diocesan bishop to visit every congregation in his or her diocese at least once every three years. The canonical purposes of a visitation are for the bishop to examine the condition of the congregation, oversee the clergy, preach, confirm, preside at the Eucharist, and examine parochial records. The BCP also assumes that the bishop’s visitation will be an occasion for baptism, and that the bishop will preside.
Bishop Skelton’s Visitations
- June 11, 2023 | St. Thomas (Medina) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- June 13, 2023 | St. Anne’s (Washougal) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- June 18, 2023 | St. Columba’s (Kent) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- July 30, 2023 | Holy Apostles (Bellevue) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- August 10, 2023 | St. Mary’s (Lakewood) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- August 27, 2023 | Transfiguration (Darrington) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- September 17, 2023 | Christ Church (Anacortes) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- December 17, 2023 | St. Mary’s (Lakewood) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
Bishop Prior’s Visitations
- July 16, 2023 | Holy Family (Tacoma) Visitation | Bishop Prior
- July 23, 2023 | St. Clement’s (Seattle) Visitation | Bishop Prior
- August 13, 2023 | St. Timothy (Chehalis) Visitation | Bishop Prior
Diocesan Staff Visits
Canons and other members of the diocesan staff visit congregations across the diocese to offer pastoral support, resources, and assistance where needed.
- June 18, 2023 | All Saints’ Goshen (Tacoma) | Cn Arienne Davison
- June 25, 2023 | St. Paul’s (Port Townsend) | Cn Alissa Newton
- July 2, 2023 | Saint Mark’s Cathedral (Seattle) | Cn Carla Robinson
- July 16, 2023 | St. Bede’s (Port Orchard) | Cn Carla Robinson
- August 6, 2023 | Christ Church, Anacortes | Cn Carla Robinson
- August 13, 2023 | St. Paul’s, Seattle | Cn Alissa Newton
- August 20, 2023 | St. Bede’s (Port Orchard) | Cn Alissa Newton
- August 27, 2023 | St. Paul’s (Port Townsend) | Cn Carla Robinson