Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore (Latin: Archidiœcesis Baltimorensis) is the archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in northern and western Maryland in the United States. It is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore.
Archdiocese of Baltimore Archidiœcesis Baltimorensis | |
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Baltimore Metropolitan Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The City of Baltimore and nine counties across central and western Maryland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Baltimore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,340 km2 (4,760 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 3,304,588 525,500 ( 15.9%) |
| Parishes | 144 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 6, 1789 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Our Queen |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception St. Ignatius of Loyola |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | William E. Lori |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Adam J. Parker Bruce Lewandowski |
| Bishops emeritus | Edwin Frederick O'Brien Denis J. Madden |
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore is the oldest archdiocese in the United States. The Vatican granted the archbishop of Baltimore the right of precedence in the nation at liturgies, meetings, and Plenary Councils in 1859. It is the premier episcopal see of the Catholic Church in the United States of America, as "prerogative of place".
As of 2020, the archdiocese had an estimated Catholic population of 525,000 with 198 diocesan priests, 193 religious priests and 169 permanent deacons in 139 parishes.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has two major seminaries: St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore and Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg.
It was revealed in late 2016 that the Archdiocese of Baltimore had paid off numerous settlements since 2011 for abuse victims.