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Archdiocese of Washington
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The Archdiocese of Washington is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering the District of Columbia and five Maryland counties, established in 1939 and made a metropolitan see in 1965. Cardinal Robert W. McElroy was installed as its eighth archbishop on March 11, 2025.
- Archbishop
- Cardinal Robert W. McElroy
- Latin name
- Vashingtonen(sis)
- Established
- 1939 (archdiocese 1939)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
- Patron
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Washington (Archdiocese of Washington)
- Catholics
- 655,601
- Chancery
- Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 5001 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Arlington 5 km
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA 5 km
- Baltimore 57 km
- Harrisburg 153 km
- Richmond 155 km
- Wilmington 159 km
Parishes near the see
- Our Lady · Medley’s Neck <1 km
- Immaculate Conception · Washington <1 km
- Annunciation · Washington <1 km
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Washington <1 km
- Blessed Sacrament · Washington <1 km
- Epiphany · Washington <1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000142 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07