Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta

The Archdiocese of Atlanta (Latin: Archidioecesis Atlantensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.

Past and present

Located in the USA Atlanta Archdiocese was established on July 2, 1956 by a division of the Diocese of Savannah -Atlanta in 1959 and counted 24 414 Catholics (1.4%) in 26 parishes with 31 diocesan priests, 78 religious priests and 174 nuns.

Collected on February 10, 1962 Archdiocese, and thus removed a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it received the bishoprics of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh and Savannah to suffragan dioceses.

With its 55,521 km ² the Archdiocese comprises a total of 69 counties in northern Georgia.

Bishops of Atlanta

Archbishops of Atlanta

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