Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Atlanta

USA USA

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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

Websites:

Celebrations

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

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 18

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

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)Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. (72)
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.05.15 – ...):Bishop Bernard Edward Shlesinger III (63)Bishop Bernard Edward Shlesinger III (63)

Titular Bishop of Naiera

Auxiliary Bishop (2018.02.05 – ...):Bishop Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. (73)Bishop Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. (73)

Titular Bishop of Leavenworth

Auxiliary Bishop (2022.10.25 – ...):Bishop John Nhan Tran (58)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)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 – ...)

Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory (76)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

Special Churches

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

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