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Bishop of Baltimore

Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archidioecesis Baltimorensis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.svg
Location
Country  United States
Territory The City of Baltimore and nine counties across central and western Maryland Maryland
Ecclesiastical province Baltimore
Statistics
Area 4,801 km2 (1,854 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
3,148,690
510,328 (16.2%)
Parishes 144
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established November 6, 1789 (227 years)
Cathedral Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Co-cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop William E. Lori
Auxiliary Bishops Mark E. Brennan
Adam J. Parker
Emeritus Bishops William Clifford Newman
Denis J. Madden
Map
Archdiocese of Baltimora.jpg
Website
www.archbalt.org

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore (Latin: Archidioecesis Baltimorensis) is the premier see of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore and 9 of Maryland's 23 counties in the central and western portions of the state: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the larger regional Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is the oldest diocese in the United States whose see city was within the nation's boundaries when the United States declared its independence in 1776. The Holy See granted the Archbishop of Baltimore the right of precedence in the nation at liturgies, meetings, and Plenary Councils on August 15, 1859. Although the Archdiocese of Baltimore does not enjoy "primatial" status, it is the premier episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America.


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