Archdiocese of Washington
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the United States
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The Archdiocese of Washington (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Vashingtonensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church for the District of Columbia and several Maryland counties in the United States. The archdiocese is home to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The only suffragan diocese of the archdiocese is the Diocese of Saint Thomas. The mother church is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington. Robert McElroy is the archbishop.
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