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.
- St. DominicAquascoMass times recorded
- St. Edward the ConfessorBowieView parish
- St. ElizabethRockvilleMass times recorded
- St. FrancisWashingtonView parish
- St. Francis de SalesWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. Francis de SalesBenedictMass times recorded
- St. Francis de SalesRock PointView parish
- St. Francis of AssisiDerwoodMass times recorded
- St. Francis XavierWashingtonView parish
- St. Francis XavierLeonardtownMass times recorded
- St. Francis XavierSt. George IslandView parish
- St. GabrielWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. GeorgeValley LeeView parish
- St. Gregory of NyssaBeltsvilleMass times recorded
- St. Hugh of GrenobleGreenbeltMass times recorded
- St. IgnatiusWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. IgnatiusChapel PointView parish
- St. IgnatiusOxon HillView parish
- St. IgnatiusSt. InigoesView parish
- St. Ignatius LoyolaHilltopView parish
- St. JamesMount RainierMass times recorded
- St. Jane Frances de ChantalBethesdaMass times recorded
- St. JeromeHyattsvilleMass times recorded
- St. JohnHollywoodMass times recorded
- St. John Baptist de la SalleChillumMass times recorded
- St. John NeumannGaithersburgMass times recorded
- St. John Paul IIWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. John Paul IIWashingtonView parish
- St. John the BaptistSilver SpringMass times recorded
- St. John the EvangelistClintonView parish
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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