Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in the United States that oversees parishes, schools, and ministries in Washington, D.C., and surrounding Maryland counties under the leadership of an archbishop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
ecclesiastical territory
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFrom Diocese of Baltimore
surface form: Archdiocese of Baltimore
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
episcopalSee Washington, D.C.
establishedAsArchdiocese 1939
governedBy archbishop
hasArchbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory
hasBishopTitle Archbishop of Washington
hasCardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory
hasCathedral Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
hasChancery Washington, D.C.
hasCoCathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasMajorShrine Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
hasMinorBasilica Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
hasPastArchbishop Donald William Wuerl
James Aloysius Hickey
Michael Joseph Curley
Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
William Wakefield Baum
hasTypeOfJurisdiction metropolitan archdiocese
hasWebsite https://adw.org
isMetropolitanSeeFor Diocese of Arlington
Diocese of Richmond
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
surface form: Diocese of Wilmington
isPartOf Catholic Church in the United States
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Washington
oversees Catholic ministries in Washington, D.C. area
Catholic schools in Washington, D.C. area
parishes in Washington, D.C.
patronSaint Apostle Matthew
surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle
province Province of Washington
rite Roman Rite
servesPopulationType Catholics in Washington, D.C. and Southern Maryland
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes Calvert County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED
District of Columbia
Montgomery County
surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland

Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland

St. Mary's County, Maryland NERFINISHED

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Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ownedBy Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. operatedBy Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle locatedIn Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Washington
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Washington
Georgetown Preparatory School hasAffiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
DeMatha Catholic High School religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Washington
St. Gabriel Catholic Church diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
St. Gabriel Catholic Church archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Washington
St. Gabriel Catholic Church governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington