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. John the EvangelistSilver SpringView parish
- St. John the EvangelistForest GlenView parish
- St. John VianneyPrince FrederickMass times recorded
- St. JosaphatWashingtonView parish
- St. JosephLa PlataMass times recorded
- St. JosephBeltsvilleView parish
- St. JosephLargoView parish
- St. JosephMorganzaMass times recorded
- St. JosephPomfretView parish
- St. JosephWashingtonView parish
- St. Joseph on Capitol HillWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. JudeRockvilleMass times recorded
- St. Louis de FranceWashingtonView parish
- St. LukeWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. LukeBladdensburgView parish
- St. Margaret of ScotlandCapitol HeightsMass times recorded
- St. Mark the EvangelistHyattsvilleMass times recorded
- St. Martin of ToursWashingtonMass times recorded
- St. Martin of ToursGaithersburgMass times recorded
- St. MarySt. Marys CityView parish
- St. MaryBarnesvilleView parish
- St. MaryLandover HillsView parish
- St. MaryBryantownMass times recorded
- St. MaryClintonView parish
- St. MaryLandover HillsView parish
- St. MaryNewportView parish
- St. MaryRockvilleView parish
- St. MaryRockvilleView parish
- St. Mary of the AssumptionUpper MarlboroMass times recorded
- St. Mary of the MillsLaurelMass 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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- Exorcist priest removed by Cardinal McElroy resumes prayer ministry in home diocese
- Msgr. Rossetti resumes deliverance ministry
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