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![[Cathedral of Mary the Queen, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/gazetteer-of-the-faith/archdiocese-of-baltimore-maryland.jpg "jpg photograph of Cathedral of Mary the Queen, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland; taken on 22 October 2007 by Marylandstater; swiped off the Wikipedia web site")
Also known as
- Archidioecesis Baltimorensis
- Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
- 6 November 1789 by Pope Pius VI as the Diocese of Baltimore
Elevated
- 8 April 1808 by Pope Pius VII to an Archdiocese of Baltimore
Suffragens
Additional Information
Notes
Name changed to the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington on 22 July 1939, but the territory was split and the name changed back to the Archdiocese of Baltimore on 15 November 1947.
MLA Citation
- “Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland”. Gazetteer of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/archdiocese-of-baltimore-maryland/>