One of the earliest missionary priests, Lemuel H. Wells, established twenty-three missions in the late 19th century and became the first Bishop of Spokane in 1892.

This included the establishment of a summer camp for youth on Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho.

Named after Bishop Edward M. Cross, Camp Cross was one of the first camps in the area; it started out as a summer school in 1923 on Lake Chelan before its current property on Lake Coeur d'Alene was donated by Bishop Page.

A striking example of American neo-gothic architecture, the Cathedral dominates the southern skyline of Spokane as it sits high upon a hill overlooking downtown.

The territory of the Diocese of Spokane has thirty-two congregations and encompasses all of Washington east of the Cascades and the northern Idaho panhandle.