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.
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- June 27, 2025“The Lord receives, sanctifies, and blesses the bread and wine that we place on the Altar, together with the offering of our lives, …
- June 25, 2025ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving June 23 at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, to recognize a historic agreement between Emory Healthcare and the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
- June 23, 2025The first week of June, I had the privilege of travelling to Zambia in Southern Africa to witness firsthand the life-saving and life-giving work Catholic Relief Services faithfully and joyfully carries out in the name of American Catholics.
- June 21, 2025ATLANTA—“Praise be to you, my Lord,” opens the landmark papal encyclical focused on the environment.
