The Archdiocese of Atlanta was elevated on February 21, 1962, from the Diocese of Atlanta which was established on July 2, 1956. The archdiocese encompasses 21,445 square miles and comprises 69 counties in north and central Georgia.
News & Headlines
- September 6, 2024In October I will return to Vietnam after 31 years to exhume the remains of my mother and oldest brother.
- September 4, 2024ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was joined by Atlanta’s auxiliary bishops in offering prayers for healing for the Winder community following the Sept. 4 shooting at Apalachee High School.
- August 28, 2024(OSV News)–The U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country’s 14 episcopal regions and released its results Aug. 21.
- August 23, 2024Like many of you, I had the opportunity and privilege to attend the beautiful National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July.
- August 23, 2024VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Cleansed from original sin by baptism, Christians are called to spread the “good fragrance of Christ” throughout the world by their kind actions and joyful attitudes, Pope Francis said.
