Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Vashingtonensis | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Washington, D.C. and Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles counties in Maryland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Washington, D.C. |
| Metropolitan | Washington, D.C. |
| Headquarters | Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,104 sq mi (5,450 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 139 |
| Schools | 93 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1939 (85 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle |
| Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary in her Motherhood |
| Secular priests | 262 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert W. McElroy |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Roy Edward Campbell Juan Esposito-Garcia Evelio Menjivar-Ayala |
| Bishops emeritus | Wilton Daniel Gregory Donald William Wuerl |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| adw.org | |
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The Archdiocese of Washington (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Vashingtonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church for the District of Columbia and several Maryland counties in the United States.
The Archdiocese of Washington is home to the Catholic University of America and Georgetown University. The archdiocese is also home to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The only suffragan diocese of the archdiocese is the Diocese of Saint Thomas.
The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington. Robert McElroy was named the Archbishop of Washington on January 6, 2025.