Archdiocese of Washington
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Wilton Daniel Gregory |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez Roy Edward Campbell Michael William Fisher |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Donald Cardinal Wuerl |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Francisco González Valer SF |
| founding | November 15, 1947 |
| surface | 5,447 km² |
| Parishes | 139 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,949,512 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 646,892 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 21.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 400 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 429 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 780 |
| Permanent deacons | 272 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 867 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 498 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Matthew's Cathedral |
| Website | www.adw.org |
| Suffragan dioceses | Saint Thomas |
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That in the United States located Archdiocese of Washington ( Latin Archidioecesis Vashingtonensis , English Archdiocese of Washington ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church , located in the capital of the United States of America , Washington, DC
history
On November 15, 1947, the Archdiocese of Washington was founded by dividing the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington with its own archbishop's seat, but was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a suffragan .
On October 12, 1965, it was elevated to a metropolitan diocese and assigned to the diocese of Saint Thomas as a suffragan. On May 28, 1974, some areas were given up for the newly established diocese of Arlington .
In the summer of 2018, the incumbent Archbishop Donald Wuerl was criticized before the competent jury for his handling of sexual abuse as Bishop of Pittsburgh . On August 16, 2018, the Archdiocese of Washington removed the Wuerl Report website , which it had set up to protect Wuerl against allegations of abuse in Pennsylvania , following public criticism. On 12 October 2018 Pope took Francis Wuerls of resignation, emeritus local bishop Theodore McCarrick was born on February 16, 2019 for sexual abuse laicized .
structure
In addition to the District of Columbia , the archbishopric also includes Montgomery County , Prince George's County , Saint Mary's County , Calvert County, and Charles County in Maryland .
The Archbishop of Washington is currently supported by 3 auxiliary bishops . Since 1967 all Archbishops of Washington have been admitted to the College of Cardinals .
The largest church in the archbishopric is not St. Matthew's Cathedral , but the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, completed in 1961 .
The archbishopric is also the sponsor of numerous charitable institutions. These include a. three hospitals, 16 homes for the elderly, the chronically ill and the disabled, 49 facilities for the disabled and 16 health centers. In addition, there are 3 colleges and universities, 17 high schools and 91 elementary schools in the area of the Archdiocese .
Archbishops of Washington
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- Patrick Aloysius Cardinal O'Boyle (1947–1973)
- William Wakefield Cardinal Baum (1973–1980)
- James Aloysius Cardinal Hickey (1980-2000)
- Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick (2000-2006)
- Donald Cardinal Wuerl (2006-2018)
- Wilton Daniel Gregory (since 2019)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Washington (English)
- Homepage of the Washington Cathedral (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Washington on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Archdiocese takes down website defending Cardinal Wuerl's handling of sex abuse. Catholic Herald, August 16, 2018
- ↑ Cardinal Wuerl resigns. kath.net from October 12, 2018
- ↑ Pope dismisses ex-archbishop from the priesthood. Spiegel online from February 16, 2019