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Metropolitan see Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Archdiocese of Atlanta

Atlanten(sis)

The Archdiocese of Atlanta is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering 69 counties of north and central Georgia, founded as a diocese in 1956 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1962. It is the metropolitan see of the Province of Atlanta and is led by Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer.

On the map

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Atlanta, United States, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1956
Catholics
1,200,000
Priests
310
Territory
55,521 km²

Parishes and churches

117 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Atlanta, 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.

History

Northern Georgia, in the United States, falls within the Archdiocese of Atlanta (Latin: Archdiœcesis Atlantensis). Its prelate archbishop, presently Gregory Hartmayer, also serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.