Archdiocese of Atlanta

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Bishop(s) Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop John Francis Donoghue, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Charleston Charlotte Raleigh Savannah

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 February 1962 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Georgia Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 55,521 (21,445 Square Miles) Description: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Murray, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Rabun, Rockdale, Spalding, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Troup, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, White, Whitfield, and Wilkes Counties. Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: ATL Official Web Site: http://www.archatl.com/ Mailing Address: Catholic Center, 680 W. Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308-1984 Telephone: (404)888-7805 Fax: 885-7230

Historical Details

• Diocese of Atlanta
  • Latin Name: Atlantensis
  • Split: 2 July 1956
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Baltimore
  • State: Georgia
  • Country: United States of America

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francis Edward Hyland † (17 Jul 1956 Appointed - 11 Oct 1961 Resigned)
• Paul John Hallinan † (19 Feb 1962 Appointed - 27 Mar 1968 Died)
• Thomas Andrew Donnellan † (24 May 1968 Appointed - 15 Oct 1987 Died)
• Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. † (14 Mar 1988 Appointed - 10 Jul 1990 Resigned)
• James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. † (10 Jul 1990 Appointed - 27 Dec 1992 Died)
• John Francis Donoghue (22 Jun 1993 Appointed - 9 Dec 2004 Retired)
• Wilton Daniel Gregory (9 Dec 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Atlanta
2 July 1956	Split	Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta	Diocese of Atlanta Diocese of Savannah
Archdiocese of Atlanta
10 February 1962	Elevated	Diocese of Atlanta	Archdiocese of Atlanta

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Atlanta
1959	24,414	1,808,208	1.4%	31	78	109	223		115	174	26	ap1960
Archdiocese of Atlanta
1966	46,525	2,344,845	2.0%	51	97	148	314		33		33	ap1967
1970	53,329	2,584,300	2.1%	56	54	110	484		73	119	34	ap1971
1976	61,166	2,750,000	2.2%	63	62	125	489		71	199	43	ap1977
1980	99,742	3,246,250	3.1%	93	89	182	548	8	134	191	52	ap1981
1990	159,800	3,856,000	4.1%	81	97	178	897	95	118	157	65	ap1991
1999	311,000	4,945,355	6.3%	121	99	220	1,413	136	1	121	69	ap2000
2000	320,330	5,000,000	6.4%	136	72	208	1,540	136	73	123	73	ap2001
2001	250,999	5,241,325	4.8%	145	70	215	1,167	137	72	119	78	ap2002
2002	321,978	5,300,000	6.1%	161	64	225	1,431	146	68	118	77	ap2003
2003	367,472	5,752,854	6.4%	173	64	237	1,550	150	66	113	75	ap2004
2004	371,139	5,904,600	6.3%	167	65	232	1,599	161	65	102	79	ap2005
2006	368,100	5,856,981	6.3%	171	75	246	1,496	198	75	105	83	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Eusebius Joseph Beltran (Priest: 14 May 1960 to 17 Feb 1978)
• John Francis Donoghue (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1993 to 9 Dec 2004)
• Wilton Daniel Gregory (Archbishop: 9 Dec 2004 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Joseph Louis Bernardin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 1966 to 5 Apr 1968)
• Thomas Andrew Donnellan † (Archbishop: 24 May 1968 to 15 Oct 1987)
• Paul John Hallinan † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1962 to 27 Mar 1968)
• Francis Edward Hyland † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1956 to 11 Oct 1961)
• James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jul 1990; Archbishop: 30 Apr 1991 to 27 Dec 1992)
• Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1988 to 10 Jul 1990)