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Archdiocese of Washington Map of the Archdiocese of Washington Page A-1 Updated: 1/31/2018 A. Who We Are History of the Archdiocese of Washington Catholicism was brought to Maryland in James Hickey was appointed Archbishop of 1634 when Jesuit Father Andrew White Washington in 1980 and elevated to the celebrated the first Mass held in the College of Cardinals in 1988. Under English-speaking colonies, on the shores of Cardinal Hickey’s leadership, the St. Clement’s Island. Founded as a haven archdiocese greatly expanded service for Catholics and a place of religious ministries, establishing programs such as toleration, Maryland was the site of the Victory Housing, Birthing and Care and the Religious Act of 1649, the first legislation a Archdiocesan Health Care and Legal representative body ever enacted for Networks. The archdiocese also grew in religious freedom. Sadly, between 1690 and diversity, with Mass celebrated in over 20 1776, Catholics in Maryland suffered under languages, including Chinese, French, oppressive penal laws, but they persevered Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and and the Catholic faith flourished. Vietnamese. In 1789, Archbishop John Carroll, who was In November 2000, Cardinal Hickey retired. born in Upper Marlboro, was appointed the His successor, then-Newark Archbishop first bishop of the United States. That same Theodore E. McCarrick, was installed in year, Georgetown University, the nation’s January 2001. Just six weeks later he was first Catholic college, was founded. The elevated to the College of Cardinals. Archdiocese of Washington is also home to Cardinal McCarrick emphasized vocations The Catholic University of America. and ministry to diverse cultures, particularly the Hispanic community.
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