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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington ((ラテン語:Dioecesis Arlingtonensis)) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States. The Diocese of Arlington comprises 68 (parishes ) located in the 21 northern-most counties within the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland, and cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester.〔(''2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory'' ) p. iv.〕 Bishop Paul S. Loverde is the ordinary of the Diocese of Arlington. His residence is on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington County, Virginia.〔Andreassi, Anthony D. (2002). ''Walking in Faith: the first 25 Years. A History of the Diocese of Arlington,'' Editions du Signe: Strasbourg. ISBN 2-7468-0625-8 (This is an official history—see p. 3.)〕 In 2013, there were 256 priests and 453,916 registered Catholics in the Diocese of Arlington.〔(About Us; Did You Know...; ''Fast Facts'' ) Official Diocesan Website. Accessed November 2013.〕 The total population within the Diocese of Arlington, Catholic and non-Catholic, was 2,968,486.〔 The Diocese of Arlington also has two missions in the Dominican Republic—Bánica Mission Parish and Pedro Santana Mission Parish, which are overseen by the diocesan Office of the Propagation of the Faith. The Director of the Propagation of the Faith in the Diocese of Arlington is currently Fr. Patrick L. Posey, who also serves as Pastor of (St. James Church ) in Falls Church.〔(''2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory'' ) pp. 12, 63.〕 The diocese was canonically erected on May 28, 1974 by Pope Paul VI.〔Andreassi, p. 5.〕〔("Diocese of Arlington" ) ''catholic-hierarchy.org''. Accessed November 5, 2013.〕 The parishes which the Diocese of Arlington comprises were ceded from the neighboring Diocese of Richmond. ==Bishops== The founding bishop of the diocese, Thomas Jerome Welsh, was installed on August 13, 1974.〔Andreassi, p. 33.〕 Bishop Welsh served until February 8, 1983, when he was transferred by Pope John Paul II to become bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania.〔Andreassi, p. 37.〕 Welsh was previously auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The second bishop of the diocese, John Richard Keating, was ordained as Bishop of Arlington on August 4, 1983,〔Andreassi, p. 39.〕 and served until his death March 22, 1998.〔Andreassi, p. 43.〕 Bishop Keating was previously Vicar General and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois. Bishop Paul S. Loverde, previously bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York, was installed as the diocese's third bishop March 25, 1999.〔''2014 Catholic Diocese of Arlington Directory''. p. v.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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