Diocese of Arlington, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Arlington / Arlingtonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Baltimore

Neighbouring Dioceses: Wheeling–Charleston (←), Baltimore (↑), Washington (↗), Richmond (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thomas More (June 22), Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (January 4)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 9 (1961)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1974.05.28: Established as Diocese of Arlington / Arlingtonen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington and Diocese of Richmond and became suffragan of Baltimore)

Contact Info

Address: 200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 914, Arlington, VA 22203, USA

Phone: +1 (703) 841-2500

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.10.04 – ...):

Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Arlington (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge (68)
(2016.10.04 – ...)

Bishop of Arlington (USA)

Walk humbly with God

Born:	1957.06.16 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1984.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.09.05

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1984.05.19 – 2002.06.21)

Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird (2002.06.21 – 2006.06.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (2002.06.21 – 2006.06.08)

Bishop of Raleigh (USA) (2006.06.08 – 2016.10.04)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (2016.10.04 – ...)

Bishop Paul Stephen Loverde (85)
(1999.01.25 – 2016.10.04)

Bishop emeritus of Arlington (USA)

Encourage and teach with patience

Born:	1940.09.03 (Framingham, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1965.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.04.12

Priest of Norwich (USA) (1965.12.18 – 1988.02.03)

Titular Bishop of Octabia (1988.02.03 – 1993.11.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford (USA) (1988.02.03 – 1993.11.11)

Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA) (1993.11.11 – 1999.01.25)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (1999.01.25 – 2016.10.04)

Bishop John Richard Keating
(1983.06.07 – 1998.03.22)

Born:	1934.07.20 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1958.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.08.04
Died:	1998.03.22 († 63)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (1983.06.07 – 1998.03.22)

Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh
(1974.06.04 – 1983.02.03)

Born:	1921.12.20 (Weatherly, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1946.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.04.02
Died:	2009.02.19 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig (1970.02.18 – 1974.06.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1970.02.18 – 1974.06.04)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (1974.06.04 – 1983.02.03)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (1983.02.03 – 1997.12.15)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Arlington, Virginia
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Mary, Alexandria, Virginia
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (81)

Wheeling–Charleston (←), Baltimore (↑), Washington (↗), Richmond (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 16,935 km²

Population: 433,401 Catholics (12.8% of 3,381,214 total)

Pastoral Centres: 70 parishes, 4 missions

Personnel: 255 priests (195 diocesan, 60 religious), 86 deacons, 163 religious (66 brothers, 97 sisters), 48 seminarians