Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Washington / Vashingtonen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Saint Thomas

Neighbouring Dioceses: Arlington (↙), Baltimore (↑), Wilmington (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary Mother of God (January 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 14

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1947.11.15: Established as Archdiocese of Washington / Vashingtonen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore–Washington and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1965.10.12: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington / Vashingtonen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan see Virgin Islands)

Contact Info

Address: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 5001 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA

Phone: +1 (301) 853-4520

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2025.01.06 – ...):	Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy (72) Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.12.19 – ...):	Bishop Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia (52) Titular Bishop of Tabla
Auxiliary Bishop (2026.05.01 – ...):	Bishop Robert Paul Boxie (45) Titular Bishop of Cataquas
Auxiliary Bishop (2026.05.01 – ...):	Bishop Gary Richard Studniewski (69) Titular Bishop of Jamestown

Monsignors (101)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Washington (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy (72)
(2025.01.06 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali
Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Dignitatis humanæ

Born:	1954.02.05 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1980.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.09.07
Created Cardinal:	2022.08.27

Priest of San Francisco (USA) (1980.04.12 – 2010.07.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.04.06 – 2010.07.06)

Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena (2010.07.06 – 2015.03.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA) (2010.07.06 – 2015.03.03)

Bishop of San Diego (USA) (2015.03.03 – 2025.01.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (2022.08.27 [2023.04.23] – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2025.01.06 – ...)

Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory (78)
(2019.04.04 – 2025.01.06)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus 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 – 2025.01.06)

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] – ...)

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl (85)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.10.12 – 2019.04.04)

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl (85)
(2006.05.16 – 2018.10.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA)

Thy kingdom come

Born:	1940.11.12 (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1966.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.01.06
Created Cardinal:	2010.11.20

Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) (1966.12.17 – 1985.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA) (1985.11.30 – 1987.05.26)

Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie (1985.11.30 – 1988.02.11)

Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1988.02.11 – 2006.05.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2006.05.16 – 2018.10.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (2010.11.20 [2011.05.08] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Washington (USA) (2018.10.12 – 2019.04.04)

Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (later Mr.)
(2000.11.21 – 2006.05.16)

Come Lord Jesus

Born:	1930.07.07 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1958.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.06.29
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Resigned as Cardinal:	2018.07.28
Died:	2025.04.04 (Dittmer, MO, USA † 94)

Priest of New York (USA) (1958.05.31 – 1977.05.24)

Domestic Prelate (1965.11.10 – 1968.03.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1977.05.24)

Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19)

Bishop of Metuchen (USA) (1981.11.19 – 1986.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) (1986.05.30 – 2000.11.21)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (1998.10.17 – 2000.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2000.11.21 – 2006.05.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (2001.02.21 [2001.06.28] – 2018.07.28)

Resigned cardinalate (2018.07.28)

Lay state (2019.02.13)

Cardinal James Aloysius Hickey
(1980.06.17 – 2000.11.21)

Veritatem in caritate

Born:	1920.10.11 (Midland, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1946.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.04.14
Created Cardinal:	1988.06.28
Died:	2004.10.24 (Washington, DC, USA † 84)

Priest of Saginaw (USA) (1946.06.15 – 1967.02.18)

Domestic Prelate (1963.10.31 – 1967.02.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (1967.02.18 – 1969.03.01)

Titular Bishop of Taraqua (1967.02.18 – 1974.06.05)

Rector of Pontifical North American College (1969.03.01 – 1974.06.05)

Bishop of Cleveland (USA) (1974.06.05 – 1980.06.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (1980.06.17 – 2000.11.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (1988.06.28 – 2004.10.24)

Cardinal William Wakefield Baum
(1973.03.05 – 1980.03.18)

Ministerium reconciliationis

Born:	1926.11.21 (Dallas, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1951.05.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.04.06
Created Cardinal:	1976.05.24
Died:	2015.07.23 (Washington, DC, USA † 88)

Priest of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1951.05.12 – 1970.02.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.07.15 – 1968.07.13)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.07.13 – 1970.02.18)

Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA) (1970.02.18 – 1973.03.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (1973.03.05 – 1980.03.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia (1976.05.24 – 2015.07.23)

Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (1980.01.15 – 1990.04.06)

Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (1990.04.06 – 2001.11.22)

Cardinal Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle
(1965.10.12 – 1973.03.03)

State in fide

Born:	1896.07.18 (Scranton, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1921.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.01.14
Created Cardinal:	1967.06.26
Died:	1987.08.10 (Washington, DC, USA † 91)

Priest of New York (USA) (1921.05.21 – 1947.11.27)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1941 – 1944)

Domestic Prelate (1944 – 1947.11.27)

Archbishop of Washington (USA) (1947.11.27 – 1965.10.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (1965.10.12 – 1973.03.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title (1967.06.29 – 1987.08.10)

Archbishops of Washington (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle (later Cardinal)
(1947.11.27 – 1965.10.12)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala (55) (2022.12.19 – 2026.05.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael William Fisher (68) (2018.06.08 – 2020.12.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Roy Edward Campbell (78) (2017.03.08 – 2026.05.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez (2015.03.20 – 2023.02.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Barry Christopher Knestout (64) (2008.11.18 – 2017.12.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Martin David Holley (71) (2004.05.18 – 2016.08.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco González Valer, S.F. (2001.12.28 – 2014.05.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell (78) (later Cardinal) (2001.12.28 – 2007.03.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Edward Lori (75) (later Archbishop) (1995.02.28 – 2001.01.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D. (1988.11.10 – 2004.05.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William George Curlin (1988.11.02 – 1994.02.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J. (84) (1985.05.31 – 2000.12.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1977.06.12 – 1981.12.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas William Lyons (1974.07.12 – 1988.03.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. (later Archbishop) (1974.07.12 – 1988.03.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward John Herrmann (1966.03.04 – 1973.06.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Selby Spence (1964.03.17 – 1973.03.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Joseph McDonald (1964.03.17 – 1967.07.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Philip Matthew Hannan (later Archbishop) (1956.06.16 – 1965.09.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Joseph McCormick (1950.06.14 – 1953.05.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Michael McNamara (1947.11.15 – 1960.11.26)