- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta is the
Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Atlanta inAtlanta, Georgia in theUnited States . As ametropolitan bishop , the archbishop oversees the entire Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta which spands the states of Georgia,North Carolina andSouth Carolina , and consists of the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Savannah. The archbishop's seat is located in the Cathedral of Christ the King. The archdiocese is currently led byWilton D. Gregory , who was installed as the seventh bishop and sixth archbishop of Atlanta onJanuary 17 ,2005 . He previously served as Bishop of Belleville inIllinois .List of Archbishops of Atlanta
Francis Edward Hyland (Bishop*, 1956-1962) Paul John Hallinan (1962-1968) Thomas Andrew Donnellan (1968-1987) Eugene Antonio Marino (1988-1990) James Patterson Lyke (1991-1992) John Francis Donoghue (1993-2004) Wilton Daniel Gregory (2005-present) External links
* [http://www.archatl.com/archbishops/ Archdiocese of Atlanta History page]
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