Diocese of Arlington
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Baltimore |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Francis Burbidge |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Stephen Loverde |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 16,935 km² |
| Parishes | 69 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 3,154,590 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 457,874 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 14.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 182 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 57 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.916 |
| Permanent deacons | 73 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 65 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 134 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Thomas More |
| Website | www.arlingtondiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Arlington ( lat. : Dioecesis Arlingtonensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Arlington , Virginia .
history
The diocese of Arlington was on May 28, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Supernae Christifidelium from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Richmond and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Arlington comprises the areas of Arlington County , Clarke County , Culpeper County , Fairfax County , Fauquier County , Frederick County , King George County , Lancaster County , Loudoun County , Madison County , Northumberland County , Orange County , Page County , in the state of Virginia , Prince William County , Rappahannock County , Richmond County , Shenandoah County , Spotsylvania County , Stafford County , Warren County, and Westmoreland County .
Bishops of Arlington
- Thomas Jerome Welsh , 1974–1983, then Bishop of Allentown
- John Richard Keating , 1983-1998
- Paul Stephen Loverde , 1999-2016
- Michael Francis Burbidge , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Arlington (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Arlington on catholic-hierarchy.org