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Diocese of Arlington

Dioecesis Arlingtonensis
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryCounties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester
Ecclesiastical provinceBaltimore
MetropolitanBaltimore
Coordinates38°52′14.4″N 77°06′12.2″W / 38.870667°N 77.103389°W / 38.870667; -77.103389
Statistics
Area6,541 sq mi (16,940 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,968,486
453,916 (15%)
Parishes69
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 28, 1974 (1974-05-28)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Thomas More
Patron saintSt. Thomas More
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopMost Rev. William E. Lori
Bishops emeritusPaul Loverde
Map
Website
www.arlingtondiocese.org
Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Arlington
Diocesan offices are located in this office building on North Glebe Road.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington (Latin: Dioecesis Arlingtonensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid-atlantic United States. The Diocese of Arlington comprises 69 parishes located in the 21 northern-most counties within the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland, and cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester.[1] Bishop Paul S. Loverde was the ordinary of the Diocese of Arlington until October 2016. His residence is on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington County, Virginia.[2] In 2013, there were 256 priests and 453,916 registered Catholics in the Diocese of Arlington.[3] The total population within the Diocese of Arlington, Catholic and non-Catholic, was 2,968,486.[3]

The Diocese of Arlington also operates two mission churches for the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic—Bánica Mission Parish (St. Francis of Assisi Church) and Pedro Santana Mission Parish, which are overseen by the diocesan Office of the Propagation of the Faith. The Director of the Propagation of the Faith in the Diocese of Arlington is currently Fr. Patrick L. Posey, who also serves as Pastor of St. James Church in Falls Church.[4]

The diocese was canonically erected on May 28, 1974 by now-Blessed Pope Paul VI.[5][6] The parishes which the Diocese of Arlington comprises were ceded from the neighboring Diocese of Richmond.

Bishops

The founding bishop of the diocese, Thomas Jerome Welsh, was installed on August 13, 1974.[7] Bishop Welsh served until February 8, 1983, when he was transferred by Pope John Paul II to become bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[8] Welsh was previously auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

The second bishop of the diocese, John Richard Keating, was ordained as Bishop of Arlington on August 4, 1983,[9] and served until his death March 22, 1998.[10] Bishop Keating was previously Vicar General and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois.

Bishop Paul S. Loverde, previously bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York, was installed as the diocese's third bishop March 25, 1999.[11]

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, was appointed as the fourth bishop October 4, 2016. He will be installed December 6, 2016.

Catholic colleges and universities

Catholic high schools

Parishes

As listed in the Official Parish Locator for the Diocese of Arlington:[12]

  • All Saints, Manassas[13]
  • Blessed Sacrament, Alexandria[14]
  • Cathedral of St. Thomas More[15]
  • Christ the Redeemer, Sterling[16]
  • Corpus Christi, South Riding
  • Good Shepherd, Alexandria
  • Holy Family, Dale City
  • Holy Martyrs of Vietnam, Arlington
  • Holy Spirit, Annandale
  • Holy Trinity, Gainesville
  • Nativity, Burke
  • Our Lady of Angels, Woodbridge
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna
  • Our Lady of Hope, Potomac Falls
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Arlington
  • Our Lady of the Blue Ridge, Madison
  • Our Lady of the Shenandoah, Basye
  • Our Lady of the Valley, Luray
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace, Arlington
  • Precious Blood, Culpeper
  • Queen of Apostles, Alexandria
  • Sacred Heart, Manassas
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Winchester
  • St. Agnes, Arlington
  • St. Ambrose, Annandale
  • St. Andrew the Apostle, Clifton
  • St. Ann, Arlington
  • St. Anthony, Falls Church
  • St. Anthony of Padua, King George
  • St. Bernadette, Springfield
  • St. Bridget of Ireland, Berryville
  • St. Catherine of Siena, Great Falls
  • St. Charles Borromeo, Arlington
  • St. Clare of Assisi, Clifton
  • St. Elizabeth, Colonial Beach
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Lake Ridge
  • St. Francis de Sales, Kilmarnock
  • St. Francis de Sales, Purcellville
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Triangle
  • St. Isidore the Farmer, Orange
  • St. James, Falls Church
  • St. John the Beloved, McLean
  • St. John Bosco, Woodstock
  • St. John Neumann, Reston
  • St. John the Apostle, Leesburg
  • St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
  • St. John the Evangelist, Warrenton
  • St. Joseph, Alexandria
  • St. Joseph, Herndon
  • St. Jude, Fredericksburg
  • St. Lawrence the Martyr, Alexandria
  • St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
  • St. Louis, Alexandria
  • St. Luke, McLean
  • St. Mark, Vienna
  • St. Mary, Alexandria
  • St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Fredericksburg
  • St. Mary of Sorrows, Fairfax
  • St. Matthew, Spotsylvania
  • St. Michael, Annandale
  • St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
  • St. Paul, Hague
  • St. Paul Chung, Fairfax
  • St. Philip, Falls Church
  • St. Raymond of Penafort, Fairfax Station
  • St. Rita, Alexandria
  • St. Stephen the Martyr, Middleburg
  • St. Theresa, Ashburn
  • St. Thomas a Becket, Reston
  • St. Timothy, Chantilly
  • St. Veronica, Chantilly
  • St. William of York, Stafford

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington

The Diocese co-ordinates and supports a range of charitable activities focused on assistance to the vulnerable, fund-raising and education. Initiatives include counselling, prison visits and foster care. [17] Archduchess Kathleen of Habsbourg-Lorraine is a former communications director of the CCDA. [18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory p. iv.
  2. ^ Andreassi, Anthony D. (2002). Walking in Faith: the first 25 Years. A History of the Diocese of Arlington, Editions du Signe: Strasbourg. ISBN 2-7468-0625-8 (This is an official history—see p. 3.)
  3. ^ a b About Us; Did You Know...; Fast Facts Official Diocesan Website. Accessed November 2013.
  4. ^ 2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory pp. 12, 63.
  5. ^ Andreassi, p. 5.
  6. ^ "Diocese of Arlington" catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed November 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Andreassi, p. 33.
  8. ^ Andreassi, p. 37.
  9. ^ Andreassi, p. 39.
  10. ^ Andreassi, p. 43.
  11. ^ 2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory. p. v.
  12. ^ Official Parish Locator for the Diocese of Arlington
  13. ^ All Saints, Manassas
  14. ^ Blessed Sacrament, Alexandria
  15. ^ Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Arlington
  16. ^ Christ the Redeemer, Sterling
  17. ^ "Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington". CCDA.
  18. ^ "An Archduchess Among Us". Northern Kentucky University.

Sources

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