Metropolitan see New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Novae Aureliae
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is the Latin Church metropolitan see covering eight civil parishes in southeastern Louisiana. Erected as a diocese in 1793 and elevated to archdiocese in 1850, it is led by Archbishop James F. Checchio, who succeeded Archbishop Gregory Aymond in February 2026.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1793
- Catholics
- 514,847
- Priests
- 290
- Territory
- 10,901 km²
Parishes and churches
130 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. BernardSt. BernardView parish
- St. BonaventureAvondaleView parish
- St. Catherine of SienaMetairieView parish
- St. Charles BorromeoDestrehanView parish
- St. Christopher the MartyrMetairieView parish
- St. Clement of RomeMetairieMass times recorded
- St. CletusGretnaView parish
- St. DavidNew OrleansMass times recorded
- St. DominicNew OrleansView parish
- St. Edward the ConfessorMetairieView parish
- St. Elizabeth Ann SetonKennerView parish
- St. Francis of AssisiNew OrleansMass times recorded
- St. Francis XavierMetairieMass times recorded
- St. Gabriel the ArchangelNew OrleansMass times recorded
- St. GenevieveSlidellMass times recorded
- St. GertrudeDes AllemandsView parish
- St. HenryNew OrleansMass times recorded
- St. HubertGaryvilleMass times recorded
- St. IgnatiusNew OrleansView parish
- St. James MajorNew OrleansMass times recorded
- St. Jane de ChantalAbita SpringsView parish
- St. JeromeKennerView parish
- St. JoachimMarreroMass times recorded
- St. Joan of ArcLaPlaceMass times recorded
- St. John BoscoHarveyMass times recorded
- St. John of the CrossLacombeView parish
- St. John the BaptistEdgardMass times recorded
- St. John the BaptistFolsomMass times recorded
- St. John the BaptistParadisMass times recorded
- St. JosephGretnaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- James F. Checchio
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis stands in New Orleans, 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
Only the Archdiocese of Baltimore is older among United States dioceses than the Archdiocese of New Orleans (Latin: Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae; French: Archidiocèse de la Nouvelle-Orléans; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleans), which serves the Catholic Church in southeastern Louisiana. Its mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, and as of 2026 James F. Checchio is its archbishop.