Diocese of Arlington
Arlingtonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Arlington, Virginia, United States
The Diocese of Arlington is a Latin Church diocese covering Northern Virginia, erected in 1974 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has led the diocese since December 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 May 1974
- Latin
- Arlingtonen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Thomas More
- Annuario code
- 001000729
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 433,401
- Population
- 3,381,214
- Catholic share
- 12.8%
- Priests
- 255
- Catholics per priest
- 1,700
- Extent
- 16,941 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 26
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael F. Burbidge
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Thomas More stands in Arlington, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Baltimore
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BaltimoreBaltimore
- Diocese of RichmondRichmond
- Diocese of Wheeling-CharlestonWheeling
- Diocese of WilmingtonWilmington
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Northern Virginia, in the United States, is served by the Diocese of Arlington (Latin: Dioecesis Arlingtonensis), a Latin see suffragan to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Its mother church is the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, and the English statesman Thomas More is the diocese's patron saint. Michael F. Burbidge has led the diocese as bishop since December 2016.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].