Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Virginia, United States
Diocese of Arlington
Dioecesis Arlingtonensis
Cathedral of St. Thomas More
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Country United States Territory Arlington , Clarke , Culpeper , Fairfax , Fauquier , Frederick , King George , Lancaster , Loudoun , Madison , Northumberland , Orange , Page , Prince William , Rappahannock , Richmond , Shenandoah , Spotsylvania , Stafford , Warren and Westmoreland ; Cities of Alexandria , Fairfax , Falls Church , Fredericksburg , Manassas , Manassas Park , and Winchester in northeastern Virginia Episcopal conference United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ecclesiastical region IV Ecclesiastical province Baltimore Metropolitan Baltimore Headquarters 200 North Glebe Rd. , Arlington County, Virginia , U.S. Coordinates 38°52′14.4″N 77°06′12.2″W / 38.870667°N 77.103389°W / 38.870667; -77.103389 Area 6,541 sq mi (16,940 km2 ) Population (as of 2020)[ a] [ a] Parishes 70[ a] Denomination Catholic Church Sui iuris Latin Church Rite Roman Rite Established May 28, 1974 (1974-05-28 ) Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Thomas More Patron saint St. Thomas More Secular priests 186[ a] Pope Francis Bishop Michael F. Burbidge Metropolitan Archbishop William Lori Vicar General Jamie R. Workman Bishops emeritus Paul Loverde arlingtondiocese
Diocesan offices, Arlington, Virginia Basilica of St. Mary, Alexandria, Virginia The Diocese of Arlington (Latin : Dioecesis Arlingtonensis ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Virginia in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Baltimore . The Cathedral of St. Thomas More is the mother church of the diocese.
Michael F. Burbidge has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Arlington since December 2016.[ 2] patron saint of the diocese is the English statesman Thomas More .
^ Cite error: The named reference catholic-hierarchy.darli was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Andreassi, Anthony D. (2002). Walking in Faith: the first 25 Years. A History of the Diocese of Arlington, Editions du Signe: Strasbourg. ISBN 2-7468-0625-8 (This is an official history—see p. 3.)
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