Archdiocese of Atlanta

The Archdiocese of Atlanta is the center of an Ecclesiastical Province which includes the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Catholic population in North Georgia can trace its beginnings to a simple log church in Locust Grove where a small group of faithful worshiped in 1792. Currently, there are a total of 101 parishes, while the Catholic population of the Archdiocese has risen to over 650,000.