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Pope Francis has named Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the seventh Archbishop of Washington. Archbishop Gregory is currently the Archbishop of Atlanta, and will succeed Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who served as Washington’s archbishop from June 2006 to October 2018.
The Installation Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon, (with the Liturgical Procession beginning at 1:30 pm.) The Installation Mass and Reception immediately following will be held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
While there will be sections of the Basilica open to the public, these will fill up quickly. Live video of the Installation Mass will also be made available to parishes.
