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Archdiocese of Washington

Archidioecesis Vashingtonensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Wilton Daniel Gregory, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Roy Edward Campbell, Jr., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Donald William Wuerl, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Split: 15 November 1947
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: District of Columbia
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 5,447 (2,103 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: WDC
  • Official Web Site: http://www.adw.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 5001 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782; P.O. Box 29260, Washington, DC 20017-0260, USA
  • Telephone: (301)853-4523
  • Fax: 853-5346

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 November 1947SplitArchdiocese of Baltimore-Washington Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archdiocese of Washington (District of Columbia plus Montgomery, Prince George, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles Counties in the State of Maryland)
12 October 1965ElevatedArchdiocese of Washington (became a Metropolitan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950175,0001,219,80614.3%1445466902531,2181,20583ap1951
1966361,4821,749,00620.7%3388411,1793061,1951,865122ap1967
1970396,2122,327,12717.0%3177781,0953611,2011,541123ap1971
1976396,4212,090,80019.0%3627951,157342561,3991,200127ap1977
1980402,0002,126,00018.9%300661961418921,295974132ap1981
1990400,0002,200,30018.2%3576641,0213911629251,021136ap1991
1999510,0002,413,70021.1%333541874583232152827139ap2000
2000515,0002,419,32421.3%4556371,092471229966771140ap2001
2001551,4362,436,40722.6%4596501,109497234948748140ap2002
2002581,4942,528,23523.0%4486821,130514233997751140ap2003
2003581,9002,571,39522.6%4546061,060548191874734140ap2004
2004567,2662,614,12821.7%4206611,081524187930734140ap2005
2010592,7692,694,40522.0%407375782758179636583140ap2011
2013621,4762,824,89322.0%397396793783246673503139ap2014
2014630,8232,867,37722.0%406405811777265660489139ap2015
2016646,8922,949,51221.9%400429829780272867498139ap2017
2017655,6012,980,00522.0%392411803816264807476139ap2018
2020667,4343,033,79422.0%422514936713193895413139ap2021
2022680,2363,091,98422.0%460440900755185794408139ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 100, to Page 102
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 424, to Page 426

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