Archdiocese of Atlanta
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Archdiocese of Atlanta Archdioecesis Atlantensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | 69 counties in northern Georgia 
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| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Atlanta |
| Metropolitan | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°46′23″N 84°23′15″W / 33.77306°N 84.38750°WCoordinates: 33°46′23″N 84°23′15″W / 33.77306°N 84.38750°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 55,521 km2 (21,437 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 7,150,000 1,000,000 (14.0%) |
| Parishes | 167 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 2, 1956 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
| Patron saint |
Immaculate Heart of Mary Pope St. Pius X |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Wilton D. Gregory |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Luis Rafael Zarama |
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| Website | |
| archatl.com | |
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its ecclesiastical territory comprises Georgia's northern counties, including the capital of Atlanta. It is led by a prelate archbishop, currently Wilton D. Gregory, who is also pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The Cathedral is the metropolitan see of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta, which covers Georgia,South Carolina, and North Carolina. As of 2014, there were 100 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese. There were 900,000 registered Catholics in the Archdiocese as of 2010.
The former Diocese of Atlanta was established by a division of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta on July 2, 1956. At that time, there were also two designated co-cathedrals, including St. John the Baptist in Savannah and Christ the King in Atlanta.
The Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta was originated through the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina; and prior to that, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland. Catholic settlement began in Georgia in the 1700s, with the establishment of a Catholic mission in Georgia by Catholic settlers who had moved to Georgia from Baltimore.
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