Archdiocese of Washington

Archdiocese of Washington
Type	Archdiocese
Country	United States
Region	Maryland
Bishop
Website	https://adw.org
Newspaper	https://onevoicebhm.org

The Archdiocese of Washington is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses the District of Columbia and five counties in Maryland:

• Calvert County
• Charles County
• Montgomery County
• Prince George’s County
• St. Mary’s County

The Archdiocese is home to significant Catholic institutions like The Catholic University of America and Georgetown University. It also includes the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which is one of the largest Catholic churches in North America.

Official Site - adw.org

Parishes

Archdiocese of Washington
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This map created from a Cargo query ()

The Archdiocese serves over 667,000 Catholics through its 139 parishes and 90 Catholic schools, making it a significant religious and educational entity in the region. Use Form:Parish to create parishes from https://adw.org/parishes-masses/parish-mass-finder/

Table

_pageName	City	MailingAddress
Ascension Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Washington)	Bowie, MD	12700 Lanham Severn Road Bowie, MD, 20720
Assumption (Archdiocese of Washington)	Washington D.C.	3411 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, DC, 20032-1543
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle (Archdiocese of Washington)	Washington D.C.	1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Jesus the Good Shepherd (Archdiocese of Washington)	Owings, MD	1601 W Mount Harmony Rd, Owings, MD 20736
St. Francis of Assisi (Archdiocese of Washington)	Derwood, MD	6701 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD 20855

Neighbors

• Diocese of Arlington
• Archdioce of Baltimore

External links

• https://adw.org
• https://adw.org/parishes-masses/parish-mass-finder/
• https://adw.org/parishes-masses/directory/

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