Archdiocese of Atlanta
Atlanten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering 69 counties of north and central Georgia, founded as a diocese in 1956 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1962. It is the metropolitan see of the Province of Atlanta and is led by Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 July 1956
- Latin
- Atlanten(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001000750
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,200,000
- Population
- 7,500,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 16.0%
- Priests
- 310
- Catholics per priest
- 3,871
- Extent
- 55,521 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 22
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Atlanta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Atlanta
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CharlestonCharleston
- Diocese of CharlotteCharlotte
- Diocese of RaleighRaleigh
- Diocese of SavannahSavannah
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Northern Georgia, in the United States, falls within the Archdiocese of Atlanta (Latin: Archdiœcesis Atlantensis). Its prelate archbishop, presently Gregory Hartmayer, also serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.