Archdiocese of New Orleans

Archdiocese of New Orleans Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae Archidiocèse de la Nouvelle-Orléans
The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Washington
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of New Orleans
Statistics
Area	4,208 sq mi (10,900 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,238,228 520,056 (42%)
Parishes	107
Churches	~137
Schools	+25
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 25, 1793 (224 years)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Patron saint	St. Louis Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Secular priests	387
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Gregory Michael Aymond
Auxiliary Bishops	Fernand J. Cheri
Emeritus Bishops	Alfred Clifton Hughes Dominic Carmon, S.V.D.
Map
Website
arch-no.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the second-oldest diocese in the present-day United States, having been elevated to the rank of diocese on April 25, 1793, by Pope Pius VI during Spanish colonial rule. Our Lady of Prompt Succor and St. Louis, King of France are the patron saints of the Archdiocese and Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is its mother church as St. Patrick's Church serves as the Pro-Cathedral of the Archdiocese.

Led by an archbishop, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is the center of a larger ecclesiastical province that encompasses the entire state of Louisiana. The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans include the suffragan Dioceses of Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport.