Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
Archdiocese of Atlanta Archdioecesis Atlantensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 69 counties in northern Georgia |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Atlanta |
Metropolitan | Atlanta, Georgia |
Coordinates | 33°46′23″N 84°23′15″W / 33.77306°N 84.38750°WCoordinates: 33°46′23″N 84°23′15″W / 33.77306°N 84.38750°W |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2009[1]) 6,773,819[1] 900,000[2] (13.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 10, 1962 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
Patron saint |
Immaculate Heart of Mary Pius X |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Wilton D. Gregory |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Luis Rafael Zarama, David P. Talley |
Map | |
Website | |
archatl.com |
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Georgia.[3] Its ecclesiastical territory comprises Georgia's northern counties, including the capital of Atlanta.[3] It is led by a prelate archbishop, currently Wilton D. Gregory,[3] who is also pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.[3] The Cathedral is the metropolitan see of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta, which covers Georgia,[3] South Carolina, and North Carolina. As of 2014, there were 100 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese.[4] There were 900,000 registered Catholics in the Archdiocese as of 2010.[2]
History
Establishment
The former Diocese of Atlanta was established by a division of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta on July 2, 1956.[3] At that time, there were also two designated co-cathedrals, including St. John the Baptist in Savannah and Christ the King in Atlanta.[3]
The Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta was originated through the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina;[3] and prior to that, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland.[3] Catholic settlement began in Georgia in the 1700s,[3] with the establishment of a Catholic mission in Georgia by Catholic settlers who had moved to Georgia from Baltimore.[3]
The Diocese of Atlanta was elevated to the rank of archdiocese on February 10, 1962.[3]
Selected leadership history
In 1966, the Archdiocese was home to the youngest bishop in the nation, Joseph Bernardin. Ordained an auxiliary bishop[3] at the age of 38, Bernardin[3] later became Archbishop of Cincinnati and ultimately the Archbishop of Chicago and cardinal.
In 1988, Eugene Antonio Marino[3] was named Archbishop of Atlanta,[3] becoming the first African American archbishop in the United States.[3] He resigned from his position two years later after his affair - termed an "inappropriate relationship"[3] by the Archdiocese - with a lay minister became public knowledge. After a period of reflection and renewal,[3] he continued on in religious service in New York State until his death.[3]
In December 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed Wilton Gregory as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta,[5] and he was installed in January 2005.[5]
In July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI, recognizing Archbishop Gregory's need for assistance in governing the burgeoning archdiocese, named Monsignor Luis Rafael Zarama as the second Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta.[1][6] In April 2013, Monsignor David Talley was installed as an additional Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta.[7][8]
Population
Metro Atlanta contains a large, and rapidly growing, Roman Catholic population. The number of Catholics grew from 292,300 members in 1998 to 900,000 members in 2010, an increase of 207 percent.[9] The population is estimated by the USCCB to top 1 million by 2011, with an overall increase of 2,500 people.[2][10] The increase is fueled by Catholics moving to Atlanta from other parts of the U.S. and the world, and from newcomers to the church.[2][11] About 11 percent of all metropolitan Atlanta residents are Catholic.[1]
Territory
In 2014, the Archdiocese included 100 parishes and missions.[4] In 2007, the Archdiocese comprised 84 parishes,[3][9] serving the following northern Georgia counties:
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartow
- Butts
- Carroll
- Catoosa
- Chattooga
- Cherokee
- Clarke
- Clayton
- Cobb
- Coweta
- Dade
- Dawson
- DeKalb
- Douglas
- Elbert
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gilmer
- Gordon
- Greene
- Gwinnett
- Habersham
- Hall
- Hancock
- Haralson
- Hart
- Heard
- Henry
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Lamar
- Lincoln
- Lumpkin
- Madison
- McDuffie
- Meriwether
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Murray
- Newton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Pickens
- Pike
- Polk
- Putnam
- Rabun
- Rockdale
- Spalding
- Stephens
- Taliaferro
- Towns
- Troup
- Union
- Upson
- Walker
- Walton
- Warren
- White
- Whitfield
- Wilkes
Ordinaries
The lists of ordinaries and their years of service:
Archbishops
- Paul John Hallinan (1962–1968)
- Thomas Andrew Donnellan (1968–1987)
- Eugene Antonio Marino (1988–1990)
- James Patterson Lyke (1991–1992)
- John Francis Donoghue (1993–2004)
- Wilton Daniel Gregory (2005–present)
Bishops
- Francis Edward Hyland (1956–1962)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Joseph Bernardin (1966–1968)
- Luis Rafael Zarama (2009–present)
- David Talley (2013–present)
Religious orders serving the Archdiocese
There are many religious orders of women and men serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.[12] Orders currently represented in the Archdiocese are included in the lists to follow.[12]
Women's orders
- Congregation of Our Lady in the Cenacle (rc)
- Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy
- Dominican Sisters of Adrian (OP)
- Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne (OP)
- Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia, Nashville (OP)
- Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa (OP)
- Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge, Mexico (RFR)
- Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart
- Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus/ Ancillae Cordis Jesu (ACJ)
- Holy Family Sisters of the Needy, Nigeria (HFSN)
- Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (RSM)
- Missionaries of Charity (M.C.)
- Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart (MSC)
- Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart "Ad Gentes," Mexico (MAG)
- Sisters of Jesus of Kkottongnae, Korea
- Sisters of Saint Francis (OFS)
- Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondolet (csj)
- Sisters of Saint Joseph of Concordia (CSJ)
- Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Nigeria (SBS)
- Sisters of the Good Shepherd (RGS)
- Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary
- Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM)
Men's orders
- Congregation of Missionary Sons of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Claretians (CFM)
- Congregation of the Passion, Passionists (CP)
- Fransalians (Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales) (MSFS)
- Jesuit Fathers and Brothers (SJ)
- Marist Fathers and Brothers (SM)
- Misioneros de la Natividad de María (MNM)
- Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette (MS)
- Legionaries of Christ (LC)
- Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) (OCSO)
- Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscan) (OFMConv)
- Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
- Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity (SOLT)
- Society of St. Paul the Apostle, Pauline Fathers and Brothers (SSP)
Schools
The Archdiocese operates eighteen elementary and high schools.[13] Additionally, there are six independent Catholic schools (as noted in the lists to follow) located in the Atlanta metropolitan area.[13] While those six schools are independent, they fall within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese. The population of student enrollment in all of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese in 2011-2012 was approximately 12,000.[14] The superintendent of the schools in the Archdiocese is currently Diane Starkovich.[13]
High schools
- Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, Roswell, Independent
- Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta (including Sandy Springs)
- Marist School, Brookhaven, Independent
- Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School, Athens, Independent
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School, Fayetteville
- Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Independent
- Sophia Academy, Atlanta, Independent (to 10th grade)
- St. Pius X Catholic High School, Atlanta
Elementary schools
- Christ the King, Atlanta
- Holy Redeemer, Alpharetta
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Atlanta
- Notre Dame Academy, Duluth, Independent
- Our Lady of the Assumption, Atlanta
- Our Lady of Victory, Tyrone
- Queen of Angels, Roswell
- St. Catherine of Siena, Kennesaw
- St. John Neumann Regional, Lilburn
- St. John the Evangelist, Hapeville
- St. Joseph, Athens
- St. Joseph, Marietta
- St. Jude the Apostle, Atlanta
- St. Mary, Rome
- St. Peter Claver Regional, Decatur
- St. Thomas More, Decatur
See also
- Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of Atlanta
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- Monsignor R. Donald Kiernan
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Monsignor Luis R. Zarama named auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of Atlanta, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 27 July 2009, Chivers, P.M., Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Poole, Shelia M. (December 9, 2010). "Project aims to bring Catholics back to church". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 The Archdiocese of Atlanta: A history, Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe, Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2006.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Parishes and missions, by name, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, SLD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama, Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (Episcopal Vicar Region I), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Pope appoints Atlanta's second auxiliary bishop, The Georgia Bulletin, Smyrna, GA: The Archdiocese of Atlanta, 17 January 2013, Nelson, A., Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Bishop David P. Talley, Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (Episcopal Vicar Region II), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nelson, Andrew. "Catholic Population Officially Leaps To 650,000". The Georgia Bulletin. Archdiocese of Atlanta. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ↑ Nelson, Andrew (January 1, 2009). "Parishes Receive Data As Catholic Population Surges". The Georgia Bulletin (The Catholic Archdiosese of Atlanta). p. 10.
- ↑ The church in the south: Growing pains, St. Anthony Messenger, American Catholic.org/Catholic Extension.org, 2006, Beckwith, B., Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Religious orders serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Catholic schools by the numbers, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Smyrna, GA: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2014, Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
- Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Atlanta
- Places of traditional Catholic masses St Pius V of Atlanta
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