Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Baltimore

USA USA

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese, Premier See of USA

Name: Baltimore / Baltimoren(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Arlington, Richmond, Wheeling–Charleston, Wilmington

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8), Saint Ignatius of Loyola (July 31)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 15 (1959), May 31 (1821) (co-cathedral)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Catholic Center, 320 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Phone: +1 (410) 547-5446

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2012.03.20 – ...):Archbishop William Edward Lori (73)Archbishop William Edward Lori (73)

Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop (2016.12.05 – ...):Bishop Adam John Parker (52)Bishop Adam John Parker (52)

Titular Bishop of Tasaccora

Auxiliary Bishop (2020.06.10 – ...):Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.SS.R. (57)Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.SS.R. (57)

Titular Bishop of Croæ

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Baltimore (Roman Rite)

Archbishop William Edward Lori (73)Archbishop William Edward Lori (73)
(2012.03.20 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA)
Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus
Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Caritas in veritate

Born:1951.05.06 (Louisville, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1977.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:1995.04.20

Priest of Washington (USA) (1977.05.14 – 1995.02.28)

Titular Bishop of Bulla (1995.02.28 – 2001.01.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1995.02.28 – 2001.01.23)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (2001.01.23 – 2012.03.20)

Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus (2005.04.02 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (2012.03.20 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (2018.09.13 – 2019.07.23)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2022.11.15 – ...)

Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (85)Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (85)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.08.29 – 2012.03.20)

Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (85)Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien (85) (later Cardinal)
(2007.07.12 – 2011.08.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA)
Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Pastores dabo vobis

Born:1939.04.08 (Bronx, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1965.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:1996.03.25
Created Cardinal:2012.02.18

Priest of New York (USA) (1965.05.29 – 1996.02.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986.03.17 – 1996.02.06)

Rector of Pontifical North American College (1990 – 1994)

Titular Bishop of Thizica (1996.02.06 – 1997.04.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1996.02.06 – 1997.04.07)

Coadjutor Archbishop Military Ordinary of United States of America (USA) (1997.04.07 – 1997.08.12)

Titular Archbishop of Thizica (1997.04.07 – 1998.03.07)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of United States of America (USA) (1997.08.12 – 2007.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (2007.07.12 – 2011.08.29)

Pro-Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (2011.08.29 – 2012.03.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore (USA) (2011.08.29 – 2012.03.20)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino (2012.02.18 [2012.10.25] – 2022.03.04)

Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (2012.03.15 – 2019.12.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title (2022.03.04 – ...)

Cardinal William Henry Keeler
(1989.04.06 – 2007.07.12)

Opus fac evangelistæ

Born:1931.03.04 (San Antonio, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:1955.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:1979.09.21
Created Cardinal:1994.11.26
Died:2017.03.23 (Catonsville, MD, USA † 86)

Priest of Harrisburg (USA) (1955.07.17 – 1979.07.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1965.11.09 – 1970.05.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1970.05.08 – 1979.07.24)

Titular Bishop of Ulcinj (1979.07.24 – 1983.11.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1979.07.24 – 1983.11.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Harrisburg (USA) (1983.09.03 – 1983.11.10)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1983.11.10 – 1989.04.06)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1989 – 1992)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1989.04.06 – 2007.07.12)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1992 – 1995)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1994.11.26 – 2017.03.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Richmond (USA) (2003.09.16 – 2004.03.31)

Archbishop William Donald Borders
(1974.03.25 – 1989.04.06)

Auscultabo ut serviam

Born:1913.10.09 (Washington, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1940.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:1968.06.14
Died:2010.04.19 († 96)

Priest of New Orleans (USA) (1940.05.18 – 1961.07.22)

Priest of Baton Rouge (USA) (1961.07.22 – 1968.05.02)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (1968.05.02 – 1974.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1974.03.25 – 1989.04.06)

Cardinal Lawrence Joseph Shehan
(1961.12.08 – 1974.03.25)

Sectamini caritatem / Omnia in caritate

Born:1898.03.18 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1922.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1945.12.12
Created Cardinal:1965.02.22
Died:1984.08.26 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 86)

Priest of Baltimore–Washington (USA) (1922.12.23 – 1945.11.17)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1939.05.17 – 1945.11.17)

Titular Bishop of Lydda (1945.11.17 – 1953.08.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1945.11.17 – 1953.08.25)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (1953.08.25 – 1961.09.23)

Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum (1961.09.29 – 1961.12.08)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1961.09.29 – 1961.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1961.12.08 – 1974.03.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1965.02.25 – 1984.08.26)

Archbishop Francis Patrick Keough
(1947.11.29 – 1961.12.08)

Maria spes nostra

Born:1890.12.30 (New Britain, CT, USA)
Ordained Priest:1916.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1934.05.22
Died:1961.12.08 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 70)

Priest of Hartford (USA) (1916.06.10 – 1934.02.10)

Bishop of Providence (USA) (1934.02.10 – 1947.11.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1947.11.29 – 1961.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Baltimore–Washington (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley
(1939.07.22 – 1947.05.16)

Quis ut Deus

Born:1879.10.12 (Athlone, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1904.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1914.06.30
Died:1947.05.16 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 67)

Priest of Saint Augustine (USA) (1904.03.19 – 1914.04.03)

Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA) (1914.04.03 – 1921.08.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1921.08.10 – 1939.07.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore–Washington (USA) (1939.07.22 – 1947.05.16)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Baltimore (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley
(1921.08.10 – 1939.07.22)

(see above)

Cardinal James Gibbons
(1877.10.03 – 1921.03.24)

Emitte spiritum tuum

Born:1834.07.23 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1861.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:1868.08.16
Created Cardinal:1886.06.07
Died:1921.03.24 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 86)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1861.06.30 – 1868.03.03)

Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1868.03.03 – 1872.07.30)

Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina (USA) (1868.03.03 – 1877.05.20)

Bishop of Richmond (USA) (1872.07.30 – 1877.05.29)

Titular Archbishop of Ionopolis (1877.05.29 – 1877.10.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1877.05.29 – 1877.10.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1877.10.03 – 1921.03.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1887.03.17 – 1921.03.24)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1920.12.07 – 1921.03.24)

Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley
(1872.07.30 – 1877.10.03)

Per fidem non per speciem / Non habemus hic manentem civitatem

Born:1814.08.23 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1844.03.02
Consecrated Bishop:1853.10.30
Died:1877.10.03 (Newark, NJ, USA † 63)

Priest of New York (USA) (1844.03.02 – 1853.07.29)

Bishop of Newark (USA) (1853.07.29 – 1872.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1872.07.30 – 1877.10.03)

Archbishop Martin John Spalding
(1864.05.03 – 1872.02.07)

Auspice Maria

Born:1810.05.23 (Rolling Fork, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1834.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:1848.09.10
Died:1872.02.07 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 61)

Priest of Bardstown (1834.08.13 – 1848.05.09)

Titular Bishop of Lagania (1848.05.09 – 1850.02.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of Louisville (USA) (1848.05.09 – 1850.02.11)

Bishop of Louisville (USA) (1850.02.11 – 1864.05.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1864.05.03 – 1872.02.07)

Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick
(1851.08.19 – 1863.07.08)

Gloria Deo pax hominibus

Born:1796.12.03 (Dublin, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1821.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:1830.06.06
Died:1863.07.08 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 66)

Titular Bishop of Arathia (1830.02.25 – 1842.04.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1830.02.25 – 1842.04.22)

Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1842.04.22 – 1851.08.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1851.08.19 – 1863.07.08)

Archbishop Samuel Eccleston, P.S.S.
(1834.10.19 – 1851.04.22)

Auspice Maria

Born:1801.06.27 (Chestertown, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1825.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:1834.09.14
Died:1851.04.22 (Georgetown, DC, USA † 49)

Titular Archbishop of Thermæ (1834.03.04 – 1834.10.19)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1834.03.04 – 1834.10.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Richmond (USA) (1834.10.19 – 1840.11.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1834.10.19 – 1851.04.22)

Archbishop James Whitfield
(1828.01.29 – 1834.10.19)

Auspice Maria

Born:1770.11.03 (Liverpool, England)
Ordained Priest:1809.07.24
Consecrated Bishop:1828.05.25
Died:1834.10.19 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 63)

Titular Archbishop of Apollonia (1828.01.08 – 1828.01.29)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1828.01.08 – 1828.01.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1828.01.29 – 1834.10.19)

Archbishop Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S.
(1817.07.14 – 1828.01.29)

Auspice Maria

Born:1768.12.04 (Ingré, France)
Ordained Priest:1792.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1817.12.14
Died:1828.01.29 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1817.07.14 – 1828.01.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Richmond (USA) (1822.02.22 – 1825)

Archbishop Leonard Neale, S.J.
(1815.12.03 – 1817.06.18)

Born:1746.10.15 (Port Tobacco, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1773.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:1800.12.07
Died:1817.06.18 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 70)

Titular Archbishop of Gortyna (1795.04.17 – 1815.12.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1795.04.17 – 1815.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1815.12.03 – 1817.06.18)

Archbishop John Carroll
(1808.04.08 – 1815.12.03)

Ne derelinquas nos Domine Deus noster

Born:1735.01.08 (Upper Marlboro, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1761.02.14
Consecrated Bishop:1790.08.15
Died:1815.12.03 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 80)

Prefect Apostolic of United States of America (USA) (1784.06.09 – 1789.11.06)

Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1789.11.06 – 1808.04.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (USA) (1805.09.01 – 1815.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1808.04.08 – 1815.12.03)

Bishops of Baltimore (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Carroll (later Archbishop)
(1789.11.06 – 1808.04.08)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of United States of America (Roman Rite)

Fr. John Carroll (later Archbishop)
(1784.06.09 – 1789.11.06)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (168)

Arlington (↙), Wheeling–Charleston (←), Greensburg (↖), Altoona–Johnstown (↖), Harrisburg (↑), Wilmington (→), Washington (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,430 km²

Population: 512,500 Catholics (15.2% of 3,368,757 total)

Pastoral Centres: 137 parishes

Personnel: 405 priests (246 diocesan, 159 religious), 188 deacons, 714 religious (251 brothers, 463 sisters), 57 seminarians

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