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Archdiocese of New Orleans

Archdiocese of New Orleans
Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae
Archidiocèse de la Nouvelle-Orléans
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.svg
The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Location
Country United States
Territory Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Washington
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New Orleans
Statistics
Area 4,208 sq mi (10,900 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
1,238,228
520,056 (42%)
Parishes 107
Churches ~137
Schools +25
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established April 25, 1793 (224 years)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Patron saint St. Louis
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Secular priests 387
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond
Auxiliary Bishops Fernand J. Cheri
Emeritus Bishops Alfred Clifton Hughes
Dominic Carmon, S.V.D.
Map
Archdiocese of New Orleans map 1.jpg
Website
arch-no.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the second-oldest diocese in the present-day United States, having been elevated to the rank of diocese on April 25, 1793, by Pope Pius VI during Spanish colonial rule. Our Lady of Prompt Succor and St. Louis, King of France are the patron saints of the Archdiocese and Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is its mother church as St. Patrick's Church serves as the Pro-Cathedral of the Archdiocese.

Led by an archbishop, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is the center of a larger ecclesiastical province that encompasses the entire state of Louisiana. The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans include the suffragan Dioceses of Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport.


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