Metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Atlanta / Atlanten(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Savannah

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Saint Pius X (August 21)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 18

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1956.07.02: Established as Diocese of Atlanta / Atlanten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Savannah–Atlanta and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1962.02.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta / Atlanten(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Charleston, Miami, Raleigh, Saint Augustine and Savannah)
1968.03.02: Lost suffragan sees Miami and Saint Augustine
1971.11.12: Gained suffragan see Charlotte

Contact Info

Address: 680 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

Phone: +1 (404) 888-7805

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.03.05 – ...):	Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. (72)
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.05.15 – ...):	Bishop Bernard Edward Shlesinger III (63) Titular Bishop of Naiera
Auxiliary Bishop (2018.02.05 – ...):	Bishop Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. (73) Titular Bishop of Leavenworth
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.10.25 – ...):	Bishop John Nhan Tran (Trần Văn Nhàn) (58) Titular Bishop of Tullia

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Atlanta (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. (72)
(2020.03.05 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA)

Pax et bonum

Born:	1951.11.21 (Buffalo, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.10.18

Bishop of Savannah (USA) (2011.07.19 – 2020.03.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (2020.03.05 – ...)

Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory (76) (later Cardinal)
(2004.12.09 – 2019.04.04)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa
Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

We are the Lord’s

Born:	1947.12.07 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.12.13
Created Cardinal:	2020.11.28

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1973.05.09 – 1983.10.31)

Titular Bishop of Oliva (1983.10.31 – 1993.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1983.10.31 – 1993.12.29)

Bishop of Belleville (USA) (1993.12.29 – 2004.12.09)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (1998.12 – 2001.11.13)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001.11.13 – 2004.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (2004.12.09 – 2019.04.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2019.04.04 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) (2020.09.18 – 2021.03.02)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (2020.11.28 [2021.09.27] – ...)

Archbishop John Francis Donoghue
(1993.06.22 – 2004.12.09)

To live in Christ Jesus

Born:	1928.08.09 (Washington, DC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.12.18
Died:	2011.11.11 († 83)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (1984.11.06 – 1993.06.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1993.06.22 – 2004.12.09)

Archbishop James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M.
(1991.04.30 – 1992.12.27)

Christus pax

Born:	1939.02.18 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1966.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.08.01
Died:	1992.12.27 († 53)

Titular Bishop of Furnos maior (1979.06.30 – 1990.07.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA) (1979.06.30 – 1990.07.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1991.04.30 – 1992.12.27)

Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J.
(1988.03.14 – 1990.07.10)

Feed my lambs

Born:	1934.05.29 (Biloxi, MS, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1962.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.09.12
Died:	2000.11.12 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Walla Walla (1974.07.12 – 1988.03.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1974.07.12 – 1988.03.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1988.03.14 – 1990.07.10)

Archbishop Thomas Andrew Donnellan
(1968.05.24 – 1987.10.15)

Ministrare non ministrari

Born:	1914.01.24 (The Bronx, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1939.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.04.09
Died:	1987.10.15 († 73)

Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA) (1964.02.28 – 1968.05.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1968.05.24 – 1987.10.15)

Archbishop Paul John Hallinan
(1962.02.19 – 1968.03.27)

Ut diligatis invicem

Born:	1911.04.08 (Painesville, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.02.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.10.28
Died:	1968.03.27 (Atlanta, GA, USA † 56)

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1937.02.20 – 1958.09.09)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1958.09.09 – 1962.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1962.02.19 – 1968.03.27)

Bishops of Atlanta (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Edward Hyland
(1956.07.17 – 1961.10.11)

Ad Jesum per Mariam

Born:	1901.10.09 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1927.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.12.21
Died:	1968.01.31 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Gomphi (1949.10.15 – 1956.07.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah (USA) (1949.10.15 – 1956.07.17)

Bishop of Atlanta (USA) (1956.07.17 – 1961.10.11)

Titular Bishop of Bisica (1961.10.11 – 1968.01.31)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David Prescott Talley (74) (2013.01.03 – 2016.09.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (65) (2009.07.27 – 2017.07.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Louis Bernardin (later Cardinal) (1966.03.04 – 1968)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Georgia
Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, Georgia
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (103)

Birmingham (←), Knoxville (↑), Charlotte (↗), Charleston (→), Savannah (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 55,521 km²

Population: 1,195,000 Catholics (15.3% of 7,805,239 total)

Pastoral Centres: 93 parishes, 10 missions

Personnel: 310 priests (166 diocesan, 144 religious), 237 deacons, 291 religious (170 brothers, 121 sisters), 38 seminarians