Metropolitan see Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Archdiocese of Washington
Vashingtonen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1939
- Catholics
- 655,601
- Priests
- 262
- Territory
- 5,449 km²
Parishes and churches
177 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Immaculate ConceptionWashingtonView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionWashingtonView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionMechanicsvilleView parish
- Immaculate Heart of MaryLexington ParkMass times recorded
- IncarnationWashingtonMass times recorded
- Jesus the Divine WordHuntingtownView parish
- Jesus the Good ShepherdOwingsMass times recorded
- Little FlowerBethesdaMass times recorded
- MissionGaithersburgView parish
- MissionGaithersburgView parish
- Mother SetonGermantownMass times recorded
- Mount CalvaryForestvilleMass times recorded
- Nativity of Our Lord JesusWashingtonView parish
- Our LadyMedley’s NeckView parish
- Our Lady Help of ChristiansWaldorfMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Fair LovePotomacView parish
- Our Lady of FatimaRiverdale ParkView parish
- Our Lady of GraceSilver SpringMass times recorded
- Our Lady of LebanonWashingtonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of LebanonWashingtonView parish
- Our Lady of LourdesBethesdaMass times recorded
- Our Lady of MercyPotomacMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Perpetual HelpWashingtonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of SorrowsTakoma ParkMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the PresentationPoolesvilleMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the VisitationDarnestownMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the WaysideChapticoMass times recorded
- Our Lady of VictoryWashingtonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of VietnamSilver SpringView parish
- Our Lady Queen of PeaceWashingtonMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Robert W. McElroy
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle stands in Washington, 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
Covering the District of Columbia together with several Maryland counties, the Archdiocese of Washington (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Vashingtonensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Within its bounds stand the Catholic University of America, Georgetown University, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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- Why are there so few African American bishops? ‘The short answer is racism’ says Bishop Boxie
- Gloucester Catholic High School names Dr. Glenn J. Benjamin president
- Stephen Rossetti defies bishop, resumes ministry
- Exorcist priest removed by Cardinal McElroy resumes prayer ministry in home diocese
- Msgr. Rossetti resumes deliverance ministry
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