Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta
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The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta is the Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. As a metropolitan bishop, the archbishop oversees the entire Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta which spands the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and consists of the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Savannah. The archbishop's seat is located in the Cathedral of Christ the King. The archdiocese is currently led by The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, who was installed as the seventh bishop and sixth archbishop of Atlanta on January 17, 2005. He previously served as Bishop of Belleville in Illinois.
[edit] List of Archbishops of Atlanta
| Most Reverend Francis E. Highland | (Bishop*, 1956 - 1962) |
| Most Reverend Paul J. Hallinan | (1962 - 1968) |
| Most Reverend Thomas A. Donnellan | (1968 - 1987) |
| Most Reverend Eugene A. Marino | (1988 - 1990) |
| Most Reverend James P. Lyke | (1991 - 1992) |
| Most Reverend John F. Donoghue | (1993 - 2004) |
| Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory | (2005 - present) |
