Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Diocese of Arlington Dioecesis Arlingtonensis
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Location |
Country |
United States |
Territory |
Counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester in northeastern Virginia
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Ecclesiastical province |
Baltimore |
Metropolitan |
Baltimore |
Coordinates |
38°52′14.4″N 77°06′12.2″W / 38.870667°N 77.103389°W / 38.870667; -77.103389 |
Statistics |
Area |
6,541 sq mi (16,940 km2) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2013)
2,968,486
453,916 (15%) |
Parishes |
69 |
Information |
Denomination |
Roman Catholic |
Rite |
Roman Rite |
Established |
May 28, 1974 (1974-05-28)
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Cathedral |
Cathedral of Saint Thomas More |
Patron saint |
St. Thomas More |
Current leadership |
Pope |
Francis |
Bishop |
Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge |
Metropolitan Archbishop |
Most Rev. William E. Lori |
Emeritus Bishops |
Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde |
Map |
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Website |
www.arlingtondiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington (Latin: Dioecesis Arlingtonensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid-atlantic United States. The Diocese of Arlington comprises 69 parishes located in the 21 northern-most counties within the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland, and cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester.Bishop Michael F. Burbidge is the ordinary of the Diocese of Arlington since December 2016; his residence is on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2013, there were 256 priests and 453,916 registered Catholics in the Diocese of Arlington. The total population within the Diocese of Arlington, Catholic and non-Catholic, was 2,968,486.
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