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Bishop(s) Wilton Daniel Gregory, Cardinal, Archbishop Roy Edward Campbell, Jr., Auxiliary Bishop Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop Donald William Wuerl, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Saint Thomas General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseSplit: 15 November 1947 Metropolitan SeeDepends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: District of ColumbiaCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 5,447 (2,103 Square Miles)Conference Region: IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: WDCOfficial Web Site: http://www.adw.org/ Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 5001 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782; P.O. Box 29260, Washington, DC 20017-0260, USATelephone: (301)853-4523Fax: 853-5346

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1950 175,000 1,219,806 14.3% 144 546 690 253 1,218 1,205 83 ap1951
1966 361,482 1,749,006 20.7% 338 841 1,179 306 1,195 1,865 122 ap1967
1970 396,212 2,327,127 17.0% 317 778 1,095 361 1,201 1,541 123 ap1971
1976 396,421 2,090,800 19.0% 362 795 1,157 342 56 1,399 1,200 127 ap1977
1980 402,000 2,126,000 18.9% 300 661 961 418 92 1,295 974 132 ap1981
1990 400,000 2,200,300 18.2% 357 664 1,021 391 162 925 1,021 136 ap1991
1999 510,000 2,413,700 21.1% 333 541 874 583 232 152 827 139 ap2000
2000 515,000 2,419,324 21.3% 455 637 1,092 471 229 966 771 140 ap2001
2001 551,436 2,436,407 22.6% 459 650 1,109 497 234 948 748 140 ap2002
2002 581,494 2,528,235 23.0% 448 682 1,130 514 233 997 751 140 ap2003
2003 581,900 2,571,395 22.6% 454 606 1,060 548 191 874 734 140 ap2004
2004 567,266 2,614,128 21.7% 420 661 1,081 524 187 930 734 140 ap2005
2010 592,769 2,694,405 22.0% 407 375 782 758 179 636 583 140 ap2011
2013 621,476 2,824,893 22.0% 397 396 793 783 246 673 503 139 ap2014
2014 630,823 2,867,377 22.0% 406 405 811 777 265 660 489 139 ap2015
2016 646,892 2,949,512 21.9% 400 429 829 780 272 867 498 139 ap2017
2017 655,601 2,980,005 22.0% 392 411 803 816 264 807 476 139 ap2018
2020 667,434 3,033,794 22.0% 422 514 936 713 193 895 413 139 ap2021
2022 680,236 3,091,984 22.0% 460 440 900 755 185 794 408 139 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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