Background
Sartain, James Peter was born on June 6, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Sartain, James Peter was born on June 6, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Attended, St. Meinrad College, Indiana. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Pontifical Athenaeum San Anselmo, 1979.
Ordained priest Diocese of Memphis, 1978. Member administrative council Institute for Priestly Formation. Ordained bishop, 2000.
Bishop Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, 2000—2006, Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, 2006—2010. Archbishop Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, since 2010.
Member of United States Conference Catholic Bishops (member administrative committee, chair committee on home missions).