Baltimore (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
Bishop(s) William Edward Lori, Archbishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop Adam John Parker, Auxiliary Bishop Denis James Madden, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Arlington Richmond Wheeling-Charleston Wilmington | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseSplit: 15 November 1947 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)State: MarylandCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 12,430 (4,801 Square Miles)Description: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties and the City of Baltimore.Conference Region: IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BALOfficial Web Site: http://www.archbalt.org/ Mailing Address: Catholic Center, 320 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USATelephone: (410)547-5446Fax: 727-5432 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- John Carroll † (9 Jun 1784 Appointed - 3 Dec 1815 Died)
- Leonard Neale † (3 Dec 1815 Succeeded - 18 Jun 1817 Died)
- Ambrose Mar�chal, P.S.S. † (4 Jul 1817 Appointed - 29 Jan 1828 Died)
- James Whitfield † (29 Jan 1828 Succeeded - 19 Oct 1834 Died)
- Samuel Eccleston, P.S.S. † (19 Oct 1834 Succeeded - 22 Apr 1851 Died)
- Francis Patrick Kenrick † (19 Aug 1851 Appointed - 8 Jul 1863 Died)
- Martin John Spalding † (6 May 1864 Appointed - 7 Feb 1872 Died)
- James Roosevelt Bayley † (30 Jul 1872 Appointed - 3 Oct 1877 Died)
- James Gibbons † (3 Oct 1877 Succeeded - 24 Mar 1921 Died)
- Michael Joseph Curley † (10 Aug 1921 Appointed - 16 May 1947 Died)
- Francis Patrick Keough † (29 Nov 1947 Appointed - 8 Dec 1961 Died)
- Lawrence Joseph Shehan † (8 Dec 1961 Succeeded - 25 Mar 1974 Retired)
- William Donald Borders † (25 Mar 1974 Appointed - 6 Apr 1989 Retired)
- William Henry Keeler † (11 Apr 1989 Appointed - 12 Jul 2007 Retired)
- Edwin Frederick O’Brien (12 Jul 2007 Appointed - 29 Aug 2011 Appointed, Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem)
- William Edward Lori (20 Mar 2012 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America | |||
26 November 1784 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of London District | Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America (erected) |
Diocese of Baltimore | |||
6 November 1789 | Erected | Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America (Name Changed and Prelature raised to a Diocese) | Diocese of Baltimore (erected) |
8 April 1808 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Baltimore | Diocese of Boston (erected) (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont)Diocese of Bardstown (erected) (States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and the Old Northwest Territory)Diocese of New York (erected) (State of New York plus Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey)Diocese of Philadelphia (erected) (Pennsylvania, Delaware, and 7 counties of New Jersey) |
Archdiocese of Baltimore | |||
8 April 1808 | Elevated | Diocese of Baltimore | Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, North and South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi) |
11 July 1820 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Baltimore | Diocese of Charleston (erected) (North and South Carolina and Georgia)Diocese of Richmond (erected) (Entire state of Virginia) |
13 August 1822 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Baltimore | Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi and Alabama (erected) |
18 June 1834 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Baltimore (MD and DC; aadm of Richmond) | |
1 December 1843 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of BaltimoreArchdiocese of Qu�bec | Vicariate Apostolic of Oregon Territory (erected) (From California to Alaska, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean) |
15 August 1858 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Baltimore | Diocese of Richmond (Alexandria) |
3 March 1868 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of BaltimoreDiocese of Philadelphia | Diocese of Wilmington (erected) (Delaware plus Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchster, Somerset, and Worcester Counties in Maryland and Northampton and Accomac Counties in Virginia) |
Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington | |||
22 July 1939 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Baltimore | Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington |
Archdiocese of Baltimore | |||
15 November 1947 | Split | Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington | Archdiocese of BaltimoreArchdiocese of Washington (District of Columbia plus Montgomery, Prince George, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles Counties in the State of Maryland) |
Statistics
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Baltimore | ||||||||||||
Archdiocese of Baltimore | ||||||||||||
Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington | ||||||||||||
Archdiocese of Baltimore | ||||||||||||
1950 | 297,546 | 1,509,684 | 19.7% | 268 | 381 | 649 | 458 | 529 | 2,460 | 118 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 403,505 | 2,509,139 | 16.1% | 288 | 387 | 675 | 597 | 814 | 2,759 | 131 | ap1960 | |
1964 | 480,653 | 2,116,859 | 22.7% | 317 | 381 | 698 | 688 | 853 | 3,411 | 138 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 438,203 | 2,321,050 | 18.9% | 358 | 328 | 686 | 638 | 1 | 496 | 2,937 | 139 | ap1971 |
1976 | 455,564 | 2,425,530 | 18.8% | 355 | 417 | 772 | 590 | 52 | 559 | 2,120 | 148 | ap1977 |
1980 | 413,668 | 2,869,430 | 14.4% | 347 | 320 | 667 | 620 | 91 | 478 | 1,972 | 149 | ap1981 |
1990 | 449,483 | 2,534,000 | 17.7% | 286 | 366 | 652 | 689 | 174 | 471 | 1,484 | 162 | ap1991 |
1999 | 484,287 | 2,849,409 | 17.0% | 304 | 291 | 595 | 813 | 187 | 80 | 1,212 | 155 | ap2000 |
2000 | 486,607 | 2,870,150 | 17.0% | 293 | 304 | 597 | 815 | 181 | 380 | 1,233 | 164 | ap2001 |
2001 | 486,828 | 2,903,892 | 16.8% | 258 | 253 | 511 | 952 | 167 | 325 | 1,160 | 162 | ap2002 |
2002 | 497,424 | 2,944,407 | 16.9% | 254 | 260 | 514 | 967 | 159 | 333 | 1,190 | 162 | ap2003 |
2003 | 500,179 | 2,972,083 | 16.8% | 263 | 234 | 497 | 1,006 | 171 | 315 | 1,131 | 154 | ap2004 |
2004 | 506,587 | 3,006,607 | 16.8% | 309 | 265 | 574 | 882 | 183 | 338 | 1,088 | 152 | ap2005 |
2006 | 517,679 | 3,055,407 | 16.9% | 285 | 260 | 545 | 949 | 178 | 333 | 1,047 | 151 | ap2007 |
2010 | 499,529 | 3,119,000 | 16.0% | 297 | 246 | 543 | 919 | 158 | 315 | 934 | 153 | ap2011 |
2012 | 510,328 | 3,148,690 | 16.2% | 284 | 227 | 511 | 998 | 168 | 296 | 860 | 146 | ap2013 |
2015 | 509,491 | 3,216,626 | 15.8% | 274 | 248 | 522 | 976 | 173 | 312 | 762 | 144 | ap2016 |
2018 | 517,015 | 3,250,032 | 15.9% | 225 | 228 | 453 | 1,141 | 187 | 293 | 672 | 140 | ap2019 |
2020 | 525,500 | 3,304,588 | 15.9% | 198 | 193 | 391 | 1,343 | 169 | 234 | 636 | 139 | ap2021 |
2022 | 512,000 | 3,266,558 | 15.7% | 245 | 190 | 435 | 1,177 | 190 | 271 | 457 | 135 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
- Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1997 to 6 Jul 2004)
- Herbert Armstrong Bevard
- Mark Edward Brennan(Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 2016 to 23 Jul 2019)
- Michael William Fisher
- Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.SS.R. (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jun 2020)
- William Edward Lori(Archbishop: 20 Mar 2012 - )
- Denis James Madden(Priest: 4 Nov 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 2005 to 5 Dec 2016)
- William Francis Malooly(Priest: 7 May 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 2000 to 7 Jul 2008)
- Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv.
- Edwin Frederick O’Brien(Archbishop: 12 Jul 2007 to 29 Aug 2011; Apostolic Administrator: 29 Aug 2011 to 16 May 2012)
- Adam John Parker(Priest: 27 May 2000; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 2016)
- George James Rassas
- John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1984 to 20 Jan 1997)
- Mitchell Thomas Rozanski(Deacon: 19 May 1984; Priest: 24 Nov 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 2004 to 19 Jun 2014)
- Frank Richard Spencer(Priest: 14 May 1988 to 22 May 2010)
- James Francis Stafford(Priest: 15 Dec 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jan 1976 to 17 Nov 1982)
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- James Roosevelt Bayley † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1872 to 3 Oct 1877)
- Thomas Albert Andrew Becker † (Priest: 18 Jun 1859 to 3 Mar 1868)
- William Donald Borders † (Archbishop: 25 Mar 1974 to 6 Apr 1989)
- John Baptist Byrne † (Priest: Jun 1849 to 11 Dec 1864)
- Patrick James Byrne, M.M. †
- George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. †
- John Carroll † (Prefect: 9 Jun 1784; Bishop: 6 Nov 1789; Archbishop: 8 Apr 1808 to 3 Dec 1815)
- John Joseph Mary Benedict Chanche, P.S.S. †
- Placide Louis Chapelle † (Priest: 28 Jun 1865 to 21 Aug 1891)
- Francis Silas Marean Chatard †
- Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan † (Priest: 7 Jun 1873; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1908 to 8 Apr 1929)
- Henry Benedict Coskery † (Priest: 20 Sep 1834 to 27 Feb 1872)
- Michael Joseph Curley † (Archbishop: 10 Aug 1921 to 16 May 1947)
- Charles Warren Currier † (Priest: Nov 1891 to 26 Apr 1913)
- Alfred Allen Paul Curtis † (Priest: 19 Dec 1874 to 3 Aug 1886; Auxiliary Bishop: 1897 to 11 Jul 1908)
- Patrick James Donahue † (Priest: 19 Dec 1885 to 22 Jan 1894)
- John Francis Donoghue †
- Samuel Eccleston, P.S.S. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Mar 1834; Archbishop: 19 Oct 1834 to 22 Apr 1851)
- William Henry Elder † (Priest: 29 Mar 1846 to 9 Jan 1857)
- John Samuel Foley † (Priest: 20 Dec 1856 to 3 Aug 1888)
- Thomas Patrick Roger Foley † (Priest: 16 Aug 1846 to 19 Nov 1869)
- Victor Benito Galeone † (Priest: 18 Dec 1960 to 26 Jun 2001)
- James Gibbons † (Priest: 30 Jun 1861 to 3 Mar 1868; Coadjutor Archbishop: 29 May 1877; Archbishop: 3 Oct 1877 to 24 Mar 1921)
- Francis Joseph Gossman † (Priest: 17 Dec 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jul 1968 to 8 Apr 1975)
- Dominic Laurence Gr�ssel † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Dec 1793 - Did Not Take Effect)
- Mark Stanislaus Gross †
- William Hickley Gross, C.SS.R. †
- William Joseph Hafey † (Priest: 16 Jun 1914 to 6 Apr 1925)
- Philip Matthew Hannan † (Priest: 8 Dec 1939 to 16 Jun 1956)
- Edward John Herrmann † (Priest: 12 Jun 1947 to 15 Nov 1947)
- Michael William Hyle † (Priest: 12 Mar 1927 to 3 Jul 1958)
- Peter Leo Ireton † (Priest: 20 Jun 1906 to 3 Aug 1935)
- John Joseph Keane † (Priest: 2 Jul 1866 to 26 Mar 1878)
- William Henry Keeler † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1989 to 12 Jul 2007)
- Francis Patrick Kenrick † (Archbishop: 19 Aug 1851 to 8 Jul 1863)
- Francis Patrick Keough † (Archbishop: 29 Nov 1947 to 8 Dec 1961)
- Tom�s Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †
- Thomas Joseph Mardaga † (Priest: 14 May 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Dec 1966 to 9 Mar 1968)
- Ambrose Mar�chal, P.S.S. † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1817 to 29 Jan 1828)
- John McCaffrey † (Deacon: 10 Apr 1831; Priest: 9 Mar 1838 to 9 Jan 1857)
- John Michael McNamara † (Priest: 21 Jun 1902; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 15 Nov 1947)
- Richard Pius Miles, O.P. †
- Charles Pius Montgomery, O.P. †
- Edward Aloysius Mooney †
- Philip Francis Murphy † (Priest: 20 Dec 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jan 1976 to 2 Sep 1999)
- Thomas Austin Murphy † (Priest: 10 Jun 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 May 1962 to 29 May 1984)
- Leonard Neale † (Priest: 21 Jul 1773; Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Apr 1795; Archbishop: 3 Dec 1815 to 18 Jun 1817)
- William Clifford Newman † (Priest: 29 May 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1984 to 28 Aug 2003)
- Bernardo Jos� Nolker, C.SS.R. †
- Jeremiah O’Sullivan † (Priest: 30 Jun 1868 to 16 Jun 1885)
- Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds † (Priest: 24 Oct 1823 to 28 Nov 1843)
- John Joyce Russell † (Priest: 8 Jul 1923 to 28 Jan 1950)
- William Thomas B. Russell † (Priest: 21 Jun 1889 to 7 Dec 1916)
- Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian † (Priest: 25 May 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1953 to 11 Oct 1960)
- Lawrence Joseph Shehan † (Priest: 23 Dec 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1945 to 25 Aug 1953; Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Jul 1961; Archbishop: 8 Dec 1961 to 25 Mar 1974)
- William Michael Slattery, C.M. †
- Martin John Spalding † (Archbishop: 6 May 1864 to 7 Feb 1872)
- John Selby Spence † (Priest: 5 Dec 1933 to 15 Nov 1947)
- Walter Francis Sullivan †
- John Timon, C.M. †
- Thomas Joseph Toolen † (Priest: 27 Sep 1910 to 28 Feb 1927)
- William Barber Tyler †
- James Edward Walsh, M.M. †
- Richard Vincent Whelan †
- James Whitfield † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Jan 1828; Archbishop: 29 Jan 1828 to 19 Oct 1834)
Source(s)
- Diocese of Baltimore
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 170
- Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 668, to Page 670
- Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 100, to Page 102
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