Diocese of Baker

What Diocese of Baker does

The Diocese of Baker is a territorial diocese of the Roman Catholic Church that serves approximately 12,500 registered Catholic households across 57 parishes and missions organized into 5 deaneries throughout 18 counties in Eastern Oregon, encompassing more than 66,800 square miles. Originally established as the Diocese of Baker City in 1903 by Pope Leo XIII (renamed Diocese of Baker in 1952), it operates under the spiritual authority of the Holy See and is led by a bishop—currently Thomas Hennen, installed on September 29, 2025, succeeding Bishop Liam Cary. The diocese delivers spiritual services through parish-based ministry, seven sacraments, youth and family formation programs, Catholic schools, and the Cascade View Retreat Center in Powell Butte. Its core operational technology consists of the eCatholic website platform for its public online presence and ParishSoft Family Suite for parish accounting, family management, and online giving.

The diocese is a non-profit religious organization funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. Revenue streams include Sunday collections and online tithes from parishioners, the annual Bishop's Annual Appeal, planned giving through the Legacy of Faith Catholic Community Foundation of Oregon, and supplemental grants from Catholic Home Missions and the Catholic Extension Society—essential given the diocese's classification as a mission territory. Services are offered free of charge, with limited event-based fees (e.g., a $35 per-person USCCB workshop). The diocese maintains a paid central staff of approximately 11-50 employees (plus listed diocesan officers and support personnel), supported by about 38 dedicated priests across parishes and missions; reach is amplified through a bilingual newsletter (Diocesan Chronicle), EWTN streaming, social media, and a network of Catholic schools in Redmond, The Dalles, Bend, and Ontario.

Distribution is exclusively regional within Eastern Oregon, and customer/constituent relationships are managed directly through parish-level engagement rather than commercial channels. There is no venture, private equity, or public ownership structure, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no AI, patent, or proprietary technology initiatives disclosed.

Name

Diocese of Baker

Legal name

Diocese of Baker

Website

https://dioceseofbaker.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Diocese of Baker is a Roman Catholic territorial diocese serving approximately 12,500 registered Catholic households across 57 parishes and missions in 18 counties of Eastern Oregon, delivering sacraments, faith formation, schools, and retreat ministry under a new bishop installed in 2025.

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Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

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Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

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Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic diocese services
• Religious faith formation
• Catholic K-12 education
• Sacramental ministry
• Parish administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Redmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: The diocese receives voluntary donations from approximately 12,500 registered Catholic households across its 57 parishes and missions. Parishioners contribute through Sunday collections, online giving, and planned giving.
2. Bishop's Annual Appeal: Annual fundraising campaign that funds priestly vocations and seminarians, youth and young adult education and formation, marriage and family life communications, mission and outreach, and parish ministry leadership development.
3. Catholic Home Missions and Catholic Extension Society Support: As a mission territory, the Diocese of Baker receives assistance from Catholic Home Missions to fund operating costs and from the Catholic Extension Society to help fund operations and build facilities, especially mission churches.
4. Legacy of Faith Foundation: The Legacy of Faith Catholic Community Foundation of Oregon supports the diocese through planned giving and endowment management for various diocesan initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Diocese of Baker provides Catholic religious services across Eastern Oregon through a network of 57 parishes and missions, including the celebration of all seven sacraments, weekly Mass, faith formation programs from childhood through adulthood, Catholic K-12 education, marriage and family life ministries, and youth and young adult programming. It also operates the Cascade View Retreat Center, the Diocesan Chronicle newsletter, and parish administration and online giving via ParishSoft, supported by donations, the Bishop's Annual Appeal, and grants from Catholic Home Missions and the Catholic Extension Society.

Product overview

The Diocese of Baker operates primarily as a religious organization providing spiritual services rather than commercial technology products. Its main offerings include: the official diocesan website serving Eastern Oregon's Catholic community, The Diocesan Chronicle newsletter (published since 2010), Catholic Schools network, the Cascade View Retreat Center, various ministry offices for evangelization, catechesis, and vocations, Safe Environment child protection programs, and Online Giving through ParishSoft. The portfolio consists of service-oriented programs and publications rather than software products.

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Products and services

• The Diocesan Chronicle Official bilingual (English/Spanish) newsletter of the Diocese of Baker, published since June 2010, delivering news, diocesan updates, and spiritual content to registered Catholic households across Eastern Oregon.
• Catholic Schools Network of diocesan Catholic K-12 schools in Redmond, The Dalles, Bend, and Ontario, providing academic instruction and Catholic faith formation to students across Eastern Oregon under a diocesan Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
• Cascade View Retreat Center Diocesan retreat and conference facility located at 14427 Alfalfa Road, Powell Butte, Oregon, offering facilities and lodging for family camps, youth camps, spiritual retreats, and diocesan events, with the on-site St. Mary Chapel dedicated in September 2009.
• Online Giving & ParishSoft Family Suite Digital donation and parish management platform enabling online giving, Bishop's Annual Appeal contributions, recurring parish payments, and family/parish record management through ParishSoft Family Suite integration.
• Parish Finder Online lookup tool on the diocesan website that helps Catholics locate nearby parishes and find Mass times across the diocese's 57 parishes and missions.
• Bishop's Annual Appeal Annual diocesan fundraising campaign funding priestly vocations and seminarians, youth and young adult education and formation, marriage and family life communications, mission and outreach, and parish ministry leadership development.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Legacy of Faith Catholic Community Foundation of OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Legacy of Faith Foundation supports planned giving and endowment management for various diocesan initiatives, including the Bishop's Annual Appeal and long-term sustainability of Catholic ministries in Eastern Oregon.
• JMJ Youth PilgrimagesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe pilgrimage company contracted by the Diocese of Baker for World Youth Day 2023, offering youth and family pilgrimages to Rome for Jubilee 2025 celebrations.
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese participates in USCCB programs including the 'Listen, Teach, Send' bilingual workshops and follows USCCB guidelines for various ministries and policies.
• EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe diocese streams live Masses and provides access to Catholic programming through EWTN live streaming and radio services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diocese of Boise: Catholic territorial diocese serving Idaho — a similarly rural Western U.S. mission territory with comparable parish-network structure, reliance on Catholic Extension grants, and small central-office staff.
• Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon: The other Catholic diocese in Oregon; together with Baker, the two cover the entire state. Operates with the same canonical structure, USCCB alignment, and shared Catholic Sentinel newspaper coverage.
• Diocese of Spokane: Catholic diocese serving Eastern Washington — comparable rural-Western geography, mission-territory dynamics, similar parish and Catholic-school footprint, and overlapping diocesan operating model.
• Diocese of Helena: Catholic diocese serving Montana — large, sparsely populated territory with a comparable small-parish network, mission-status funding reliance, and rural ministry challenges similar to Baker.
• Diocese of Great Falls-Billings: Catholic diocese covering central/eastern Montana — rural mission territory with similar dependence on Catholic Extension/Catholic Home Missions grants and a comparable priest-to-parish ratio.
• Diocese of Fairbanks: Catholic diocese serving Alaska — extreme geography and mission-territory designation make it a useful structural peer for Baker's rural-distribution challenges.
• Diocese of Las Cruces: Catholic diocese covering southern New Mexico — designated mission territory serving a rural, bilingual population; highly comparable to Baker's Eastern Oregon profile, including Hispanic ministry and extension-society funding.

Regional players

• Diocese of Salt Lake City: Catholic diocese covering Utah — adjacent Western U.S. territory with a different demographic mix but similar Catholic-minority, mission-style operating posture.
• Diocese of Santa Rosa: California diocese whose former bishop (Robert Vasa) previously led Baker — direct leadership lineage and a similar mix of rural parishes and retreat ministry.

Others

• Catholic Extension Society: National funder of mission dioceses including Baker — not a peer in service delivery, but a key ecosystem counterparty whose funding decisions directly shape Baker's operating capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dioceseofbaker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diocese-of-baker

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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