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Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Diocese of Arlington
Dioecesis Arlingtonensis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington.svg
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 Virginia
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)
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
Diocese of Arlington map 1.jpg
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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