Archbishop Gregory, right, distributes holy Communion among the congregation at the Archdiocesan Multicultural Mass. Photo by Michael Alexander, The Georgia Bulletin

About the Archdiocese of Atlanta

The Archdiocese of Atlanta was created on February 21, 1962, from the Diocese of Atlanta which was established on July 2, 1956.

The archdiocese encompasses 21,445 square miles in north Georgia. It includes the 69 counties north of and including the following counties: Lincoln, McDuffie, Warren, Hancock, Baldwin, Putnam, Jasper, Monroe, Upson, Meriwether and Troup. See the list and map.

The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, S.L.D. is the Archbishop of Atlanta.