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HISTORY Originally called the Apostolic Prefecture of the United States, the ecclesiastical territory was established on November 26 , 1784 . The Apostolic Prefecture was elevated to become the Diocese of Baltimore on November 6 , 1789 . It was raised to the dignity of an archdiocese on April 8 , 1808 . Due to the exponential growth of the Roman Catholic Church in the region, the see was renamed to become the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington on July 22 , 1939 . The Archdiocese Of Washington became an independent entity on November 15 , 1947 creating the present-day Archdiocese of Baltimore. PRELATURE The Archdiocese of Baltimore is led by the Prelature of the Archbishop of Baltimore, who is generally created a Cardinal in a Papal Consistory . The archbishop is assisted by a corps of Auxiliary Bishop s overseeing the administration of the archdiocese as part of a larger Curia . Fourteen people have served as Archbishop of Baltimore. The current archbishop is William Henry Cardinal Keeler . Cathedrals The archbishop is concurrently the Pastor of the Basilica Of The National Shrine Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Cathedral Of Mary Our Queen . The basilica is considered the Motherchurch of the United States. The archdiocese is one of only two United States dioceses that has two churches serving as Roman Catholic cathedrals within the same city — the Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Peace and Co-Cathedral Of Saint Theresa Of The Child Jesus in the Diocese Of Honolulu share the distinction. Other dioceses with two cathedrals have their churches in separate cities. Archbishops of Baltimore
REFERENCES # Catholic Encyclopedia Article on Precedence SEE ALSO Plenary Councils Of Baltimore ''See also List Of Bishops '' EXTERNAL LINKS
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