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Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey 1965.07.06 – 1972.03.13 Archbishop Anthony Olubunmi Okogie 1973.04.13 – 2012.05.25 ( Cardinal in 2003) Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins since 2012.05.25
Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta is the Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States.. As a metropolitan bishop, the archbishop oversees the entire Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta which spans the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and consists of the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh ...
The latest Archbishop to be installed at the cathedral is Alfred Adewale Martins, who is incumbent since 2012. [ 5 ] By year-end 2016, the archdiocese counted 3,274,000 baptized out of a total population of 12,276,000 which corresponds to 26.7% of the total.
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos: Church: Catholic (Roman Rite) Archdiocese: Lagos: Province: Lagos: Metropolis: Lagos: See: Lagos: Appointed: 13 April 1973: Retired: 25 May 2012: Term ended: 25 May 2012: Predecessor: John Kwao Amuzu Aggey: Successor: Alfred Adewale Martins: Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Beat Vergine Maria del Monte ...
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Gregory Hartmayer from Savannah as the next archbishop of Atlanta in 2020. [44] In 2021, a former archdiocesan employee, Mary Elkins, sued the archdiocese, claiming that she had been terminated due to age discrimination and her health issues. [45] As of 2023, Hartmeyer is the current archbishop of Atlanta.
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller revealed that he initially thought the news of the renunciation was a "carnival joke", according to an interview he gave with the Germany daily newspaper, Bild. [32] Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos Alfred Adewale Martins said of the resignation: [33] We do not have this sort of event happening every day.
Later appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans [45] [46] Reverend William A. Irwin – Served with the Army in England, died in service [47] Reverend Alfred W. Johnson – Served with the Army in England, died in service [48] Reverend Francis J. McManus – Served with the Navy on the USS Canopus (AS-9) in the Philippines. Died ...
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