Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
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Archdiocese of Washington Archidioecesis Vashingtonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | District of Columbia plus counties of Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles in Maryland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Washington |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,104 sq mi (5,450 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 2,867,377 630,823 (22.0%) |
| Parishes | 139 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 15, 1947 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle |
| Patron saint | St. Matthew |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Donald Cardinal Wuerl |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Barry Christopher Knestout Mario E. Dorsonville |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick Francisco González Valer |
| Website | |
| www.adw.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland.
The Archdiocese of Washington is home to The Catholic University of America, the national Catholic university operated by the United States bishops. Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1789, is also located within the Archdiocese of Washington. The Archdiocese is also home to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica dedicated to the nation's patron saint, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The Basilica, though not a parish of the Archdiocese of Washington, is the site of the Archdiocese's Easter and Christmas Masses, which are normally televised nationally on EWTN.
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