Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - wikipedia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2010 ) Archdiocese of Washington Archidioecesis Vashingtonensis Location Country United States Territory District of Columbia plus counties of Montgomery, Prince George 's, St. Mary 's, Calvert, and Charles in Maryland Ecclesiastical province Washington Statistics Area 2,104 sq mi ( 5,450 km ) Population - Total - Catholics ( as of 2014 ) 2,867,377 630,823 ( 22.0 % ) Parishes 139 Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established November 15, 1947 ( 70 years ago ) Cathedral Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Patron saint St. Matthew Current leadership Pope Francis Metropolital Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl Auxiliary Bishops Mario E. Dorsonville Roy Edward Campbell Emeritus Bishops Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick Francisco González Valer Website www.adw.org Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The Pastoral Center in Hyattsville, Maryland The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George 's and Saint Mary 's counties in the state of Maryland. The Archdiocese of Washington is home to The Catholic University of America, the only national university operated by the bishops conference of the United States and Georgetown University, the oldest Jesuit institution of higher education in the country. In addition, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica dedicated to the nation 's patroness, is located within and administered by it, and, although it is not the Archdiocesan cathedral ( nor even a parish of the Archdiocese ), it is the site of its Easter and Christmas Masses. Contents 1 Prelature 2 History 3 Bishops 3.1 Archbishops 3.2 Auxiliary bishops 3.3 Other affiliated bishops 4 Churches by Deanery 4.1 Upper Montgomery East Deanery 4.2 Upper Montgomery West Deanery 4.3 Middle Montgomery County Deanery 4.4 Lower Montgomery County Deanery 4.5 Prince George 's County Deaneries 4.5. 1 Upper Prince George 's County Deanery 4.5. 2 Middle Prince George 's County Deanery 4.5. 3 Lower Prince George 's County Deanery 4.6 Southern Maryland Deaneries 4.6. 1 Calvert County Deanery 4.6. 2 Charles County Deanery 4.6. 3 St. Mary 's County Deanery 4.7 Washington, DC Deaneries 4.7. 1 Northwest - East Deanery 4.7. 2 Northwest - West Deanery 4.7. 3 Northeast Deanery 4.7. 4 Southeast Deanery 5 High schools 6 Archdiocesan cemeteries 7 Province of Washington, D.C. 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Prelature The ordinary of the Archdiocese of Washington is an archbishop whose cathedra is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the City of Washington and who is metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Washington. Its sole suffragan see is the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The first Archbishop of Washington was Michael Joseph Curley in 1939. Eight years later, on November 15, 1947, the archdiocese received its first residential archbishop, with the appointment of Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle. Currently, Donald William Cardinal Wuerl serves as the ordinary of the Archdiocese. History The Archdiocese of Washington often prides itself in sharing the fact that the Society of Jesus celebrated the first Mass in British North America on its shores in 1634. During the colonial era, however, Catholics would remain a persecuted people suffering the wrath of oppression allowed by local penal laws. Upon the founding of the United States, a Jesuit priest, Father John Carroll, was elected head of the missionary territory ( later Prefecture Apostolic ) of the United States. In 1789 the Diocese of Baltimore ( later the Archdiocese of Baltimore ) was established with Carroll as its first bishop, and given ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the entire nation. On July 22, 1939, Pope Pius XII separated the cities of Washington and Baltimore, creating two archdioceses ( Baltimore and Washington ), under the oversight of one archbishop in persona episcopi. This process of separation was officially concluded on November 15, 1947, with the appointment of Washington 's first residential archbishop. The Archdiocese of Washington became a metropolitan see on October 12, 1965, when the Diocese of Saint Thomas became its first ( and, so far, only ) suffragan see. Bishops The lists of archbishops, auxiliary and affiliated bishops and their terms of service. Archbishops Michael Joseph Curley ( 1939 -- 1947 ; simultaneously Archbishop of Baltimore ) ; died in office Patrick Aloysius Cardinal O'Boyle ( 1947 -- 1973 ; first residential archbishop ) ; retired ; died 1987 William Wakefield Cardinal Baum ( 1973 -- 1980 ) ; appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education ( 1980 -- 1990 ) and Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary ( 1990 -- 2001 ) ; died 2015 James Aloysius Cardinal Hickey ( 1980 -- 2000 ) ; retired ; died 2004 Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick ( 2000 -- 2006 ) ; retired Donald William Cardinal Wuerl ( since 2006 ) Auxiliary bishops John Michael McNamara ( 1947 -- 1960 ) died Patrick Joseph McCormick ( 1950 -- 1953 ) died Philip Matthew Hannan ( 1956 -- 1965 ) appointed Archbishop of New Orleans William Joseph McDonald ( 1964 -- 1967 ) appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco John Selby Spence ( 1964 -- 1973 ) died Edward John Herrmann ( 1966 -- 1973 ) appointed Bishop of Columbus Thomas William Lyons ( 1974 -- 1988 ) died Eugene Antonio Marino S.S.J. ( 1974 -- 1988 ) appointed Archbishop of Atlanta Thomas Cajetan Kelly O.P. ( 1977 -- 1981 ) appointed Archbishop of Louisville Alvaro Corrada del Rio S.J. ( 1985 -- 1997 ) appointed Apostolic Administrator of Caguas, Puerto Rico, appointed Bishop of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico William George Curlin ( 1988 -- 1994 ) appointed Bishop of Charlotte Leonard James Olivier S.V.D. ( 1988 -- 2004 ) retired William Edward Lori ( 1995 -- 2001 ) appointed Bishop of Bridgeport Kevin Joseph Farrell ( 2001 -- 2007 ) appointed Bishop of Dallas Francisco González Valer S.F. ( 2001 -- 2014 ) retired Martin David Holley ( 2004 -- 2016 ) appointed Bishop of Memphis Barry Christopher Knestout ( 2008 - 2018 ) appointed Bishop of Richmond Mario E. Dorsonville ( since 2015 ) Roy Edward Campbell ( since 2017 ) Michael William Fisher ( Bishop - Elect, 2018 ) Other affiliated bishops The following clergy began their service as priests for the Archdiocese, before being appointed bishops elsewhere : John Francis Donoghue, Archbishop of Atlanta David Edward Foley, Bishop of Birmingham Raymond James Boland, Bishop of Kansas City - Saint Joseph Churches by Deanery See also : List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Citation. = = = Montgomery County Deaneries = = = Upper Montgomery East Deanery Burtonsville : Resurrection Derwood : St. Francis of Assisi Olney : St. Andrew Kim Olney : St. Peter Rockville : Our Lady of China ( Pastoral Mission ) Rockville : Shrine of St. Jude Rockville : St. Mary Rockville : St. Patrick Silver Spring : Our Lady of Grace ( Leisure World ) Silver Spring : Saint Andrew the Apostle ( McCarrick Center ) Wheaton : St. Catherine Labouré Upper Montgomery West Deanery Barnesville : St. Mary Damascus : St. Paul Darnestown : Our Lady of the Visitation Gaithersburg : St. John Neumann ( Mother of God ) Gaithersburg : St. Martin of Tours Gaithersburg : St. Rose of Lima Germantown : Mother Seton Poolesville : Our Lady of the Presentation Middle Montgomery County Deanery Bethesda : German Pastoral Mission Bethesda : Little Flower Bethesda : Our Lady of Lourdes Bethesda : St. Bartholomew Bethesda : St. Jane Frances de Chantal Garrett Park : Holy Cross Kensington : Holy Redeemer Potomac : Our Lady of Mercy Rockville : St. Elizabeth Rockville : St. Raphael Lower Montgomery County Deanery Silver Spring : Christ the King Silver Spring : Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Silver Spring : Our Lady of Vietnam Silver Spring : St. Bernadette Silver Spring : St. Camillus Silver Spring : St. John the Baptist Silver Spring : St. John the Evangelist Silver Spring : St. Michael the Archangel Takoma Park : Our Lady of Sorrows Prince George 's County Deaneries Upper Prince George 's County Deanery Beltsville : St. Joseph Bowie : Ascension Bowie : Sacred Heart Bowie : St. Edward Bowie : St. Pius X Greenbelt : St. Hugh Lanham : St. Matthias Laurel : St. Mary of the Mills Laurel : St. Nicholas Middle Prince George 's County Deanery Cheverly : St. Ambrose Chillum : St. John Baptist de La Salle College Park : Holy Redeemer Hyattsville : St. Jerome Hyattsville : St. Mark the Evangelist Landover Hills : St. Mary Largo : St. Joseph Mt. Rainier : St. James Seat Pleasant : St. Margaret Riverdale Park : Our Lady of Fatima Riverdale Park : St. Bernard of Clairvaux Lower Prince George 's County Deanery Camp Springs : St. Philip Clinton : St. John the Evangelist Clinton : St. Mary, Piscataway Forestville : Holy Spirit Forestville : Mount Calvary Hillcrest Heights : Holy Family Mitchellville : Holy Family Oxon Hill : St. Ignatius Oxon Hill : St. Columba Rosaryville : Most Holy Rosary Suitland : St. Bernardine of Siena Upper Marlboro : St. Mary Southern Maryland Deaneries Calvert County Deanery Huntingtown : Jesus the Divine Word North Beach : St. Anthony Owings : Jesus the Good Shepherd Prince Frederick : St. John Vianney Solomons : Our Lady Star of the Sea Charles County Deanery Aquasco : St. Dominic Baden : St. Michael Benedict : St. Francis de Sales Bryantown : St. Mary Chapel Point : St. Ignatius Hilltop : St. Ignatius Loyola Indian Head : St. Mary Issue : Holy Ghost La Plata : Sacred Heart McConchie : St. Catherine of Alexandria Newport : St. Mary Pomfret : St. Joseph Waldorf : Our Lady Help of Christians Waldorf : St. Peter St. Mary 's County Deanery Avenue : Holy Angels Bushwood : Sacred Heart Chaptico : Our Lady of the Wayside Great Mills : Holy Face Hollywood : St. John Leonardtown : St. Aloysius Lexington Park : Immaculate Heart of Mary Mechanicsville : Immaculate Conception Medley 's Neck : Our Lady 's Church at Medley 's Neck Morganza : St. Joseph Newtowne : St. Francis Xavier Ridge : St. Michael St. Inigoes : St. Peter Claver St. Mary 's City : St. Cecilia Valley Lee : St. George Washington, DC Deaneries Northwest - East Deanery Holy Redeemer Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Nativity St. Aloysius St. Augustine St. Gabriel St. Martin of Tours St. Mary, Mother of God St. Patrick Northwest - West Deanery Annunciation Blessed Sacrament Cathedral of St. Matthew Epiphany Holy Trinity Our Lady, Queen of the Americas Our Lady of Victory Sacred Heart St. Ann St. Louis de France St. Stephen, Martyr St. Thomas the Apostle Northeast Deanery Holy Comforter - St. Cyprian Holy Name St. Anthony St. Benedict the Moor St. Dominic St. Francis de Sales St. Joseph St. Peter St. Vincent de Paul Kidane - Mehret Ge'ez Rite Catholic Church Southeast Deanery Assumption Incarnation Our Lady, Queen of Peace Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Francis Xavier St. Luke St. Teresa of Avila St. Thomas More High schools See also : List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington, MD Archbishop Carroll High School, DC The Avalon School, Gaithersburg, MD Bishop McNamara High School, Forestville, MD Brookewood School, Kensington, MD Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac, MD DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Takoma Park, MD Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, MD Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, MD Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, DC Gonzaga College High School, DC The Heights School, Potomac, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Olney, MD St. Anselm 's Abbey School, DC St. John 's College High School, DC St. Mary 's Ryken High School, Leonardtown, MD St. Vincent Pallotti High School, Laurel, MD Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bethesda, MD Archdiocesan cemeteries In addition to the nearly four dozen of its parishes which have their own cemeteries, the archdiocese owns and operates five major cemeteries : Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland St. Mary 's Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, Maryland Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland All Souls Cemetery, Germantown, Maryland Two former parish cemeteries are also operated by the archdiocese : St. John 's Cemetery, Forest Glen, Maryland St. Mary 's Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Province of Washington, D.C. Ecclesiastical Province of Washington map See also : List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States Diocese of Saint Thomas See also District of Columbia portal Catholicism portal Catholic Church in the United States Ecclesiastical Province of Washington Global organisation of the Catholic Church List of Roman Catholic archdioceses ( by country and continent ) List of Roman Catholic dioceses ( alphabetical ) ( including archdioceses ) List of Roman Catholic dioceses ( structured view ) ( including archdioceses ) List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery St. Mary 's City, Maryland References Jump up ^ Archdiocese of Washington Jump up ^ `` Statistics ''. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Although the archdiocese was created on July 29, 1939, it shared its first archbishop with the Archdiocese of Baltimore -- Archbishop Curley -- who continued to administer the two archdioceses as a single unit, until Washington 's first residential archbishop was appointed on November 15, 1947. Most Rev. Michael J. Curley Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine... Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved on November 19, 2016. Archbishops of the Modern Era Archived November 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine... Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved on 2016 - 11 - 19. Jump up ^ `` About Us ''. The Catholic University of America. Retrieved February 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : About Us. Archdiocese of Washington. Retrieved November 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Prefect Apostolic ''. The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York : Robert Appleton Company, 1911. Retrieved August 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Most Reverend John F. Donoghue ''. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Retrieved December 23, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Archdiocesan Offices '' ( PDF ). adw.org. Jump up ^ Parish Cemeteries from the official website of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington Jump up ^ History from the official website of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Official Site Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle Alphabetical Listing of Parishes Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Churches and parishes Cathedral Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish churches Sacred Heart Church, Bowie St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton St. Mary Church, Newport St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco St. Mary Church, Rockville St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes Holy Trinity Church, Washington Immaculate Conception Church, Washington St. Aloysius Church, Washington St. Augustine Church, Washington St. Patrick 's Church, Washington St. Peter 's Church, Washington St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons Chapels and shrines Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Pope John Paul II Shrine Shrine of the Sacred Heart Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Catholic education Higher education Catholic University of America Dominican House of Studies Georgetown University John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Trinity Washington University Washington Theological Union High schools Academy of the Holy Cross Archbishop Carroll High School The Avalon School Bishop McNamara High School Brookewood School Connelly School of the Holy Child DeMatha Catholic High School Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School Elizabeth Seton High School Georgetown Preparatory School Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Gonzaga College High School The Heights School Our Lady of Good Counsel High School St. Anselm 's Abbey School St. John 's College High School St. Mary 's Ryken High School St. Vincent Pallotti High School Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Ordinaries Past Michael Joseph Curley Patrick O'Boyle William Wakefield Baum James Aloysius Hickey Theodore Edgar McCarrick Present Donald Wuerl ( Auxiliaries : Mario E. Dorsonville Roy Edward Campbell Francisco González Valer, SF - emeritus ) Priests Lorenzo Albacete William Matthews Miscellany Catholic Standard ( newspaper ) El Pregonero ( newspaper ) Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery Mount Olivet Cemetery The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue Saint Anselm 's Abbey St. Clement 's Island State Park Catholicism portal Washington, D.C. portal Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Washington Archdiocese of Washington Diocese of Saint Thomas Catholicism portal Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the United States Anchorage Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Denver Detroit Dubuque Galveston -- Houston Hartford Indianapolis Kansas City in Kansas Los Angeles Louisville Miami Milwaukee Mobile New Orleans New York Newark Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Portland in Oregon Saint Louis Saint Paul and Minneapolis San Antonio San Francisco Santa Fe Seattle Washington Catholicism portal Coordinates : 38 ° 57 ′ 11 '' N 76 ° 59 ′ 7.4 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.95306 ° N 76.985389 ° W ﻿ / 38.95306 ; - 76.985389 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Washington&oldid=846453566 '' Categories : Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Religious organizations based in Washington, D.C. 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Question: who is the catholic bishop of washington dc
Answer: Cardinal Donald Wuerl