List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington. The diocese includes approximately 80 churches divided into seven deaneries across the 21 northernmost counties and independent cities within the Commonwealth of Virginia.[1] The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.

Deanery I

This deanery contains parishes in Arlington, McLean and Falls Church.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Cathedral of Saint Thomas More 3901 Cathedral Ln, Arlington Founded in 1938. Cathedral built in 1961[2]
Holy Martyrs of Vietnam 915 S Wakefield St, Arlington Founded in 1997, church dedicated in 1997. First Vietnamese parish in the United States. Parish also operates Our Lady of La Vang mission church in Chantilly.
Our Lady of Lourdes 830 23rd St, S, Arlington Founded in 1946, church dedicated in 1964. The parish includes the Pentagon.[3][4]
Our Lady, Queen of Peace 2700 19th St, S, Arlington Founded in 1945 as an African-American parish[5][6]
St. Agnes 2002 N. Randolph St, Arlington Founded in 1936, church dedicated in 1966[7][8]
St. Ann 5312 10th St N, Arlington Founded in 1947, church dedicated in 2005.[9][10]
St. Charles 3304 N. Washington Blvd, Arlington Founded in 1909. Church built in 1960, renovated in 1990[11]
St. Anthony of Padua 3305 Glen Carlyn Rd, Falls Church Founded as a mission church in 1930s. Church dedicated in 1970[12]
St. James 103 N. Spring St, Falls Church Parish established in 1892;[13] Church dedicated in 1903[14][15]
St. Philip 7500 St. Philips Ct, Falls Church Founded in 1962, church dedicated in 1967[16]
St. John the Beloved 6426 Linway Ter, McLean Founded in 1951, church dedicated in 1954[17]
St. Luke 7001 Georgetown Park, McLean Founded in 1961, church dedicated in 1983[18]
Holy Transfiguration 8501 Lewinsville Rd, McLean Melkite Greek-Catholic church[19]

Deanery II

This deanery contains parishes in Alexandria, Annandale and other communities.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Basilica of St. Mary 310 S. Royal St, Alexandria Founded in 1795, church dedicated in 1827;[20] Gothic Revival architecture[21]
Blessed Sacrament 1427 W. Braddock Rd, Alexandria Founded in early 1940s. Church dedicated in 1946[22]
Good Shepherd 8710 Mt. Vernon Hwy, Alexandria Founded in 1965[23]
Queen of the Apostles 4401 Sano St, Alexandria Founded in 1963, church dedicated in 1965[24][25]
St. Joseph 711 N. Columbus St, Alexandria Church dedicated in 1916 to serve Alexandria's African-American community[26]
St. Lawrence 6222 Franconia Rd, Alexandria Founded in 1967, church dedicated in 1970[27][28]
St. Louis 2907 Popkins Ln, Alexandria Founded in 1949. Church dedicated in 1962[29]
St. Rita 3815 Russell Rd, Alexandria Founded in 1914. Church dedicated in 1949[30]
Holy Spirit 8800 Braddock Rd, Annandale Founded in 1964, church dedicated in 1967[31][32]
St. Ambrose 3829 Woodburn Rd, Annandale Founded in 1966. Church dedicated in 1977[33]
St. Michael 7401 St. Michael's Ln, Annandale Founded in 1953. Church dedicated in 1960[34]
Epiphany of Our Lord 3410 Woodburn Rd, Annandale Byzantine-Ruthenian Rite[35]
Nativity 6400 Nativity Ln, Burke Founded in 1973, [36][37]
St. Bernadette 7600 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield Founded in 1959, church dedicated in 1981[38][39]
St. Raymond of Peñafort 8750 Pohick Rd, Springfield Founded in 1997. Church dedicated in 2006[40]

Deanery III

This deanery contains parishes in Reston and other communities.

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Theresa 21371 St. Theresa Ln, Ashburn Founded in 1991. Church dedicated in 2009[41]
St. Katharine Drexel 4100 Mill Creek Rd, Haymarket Mission founded in 2005[42]
St. Catherine of Siena 1020 Springvale Rd, Great Falls [43]
St. Joseph 750 Peachtree St, Herndon Founded in 1944, church started in 1984[44]
St. John the Apostle 55 Oakcrest Manor Dr. NE, Leesburg Founded in 1926, church dedicated in 2012. Parish operates the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Leesburg[45]
St. Stephen the Martyr 23331 Sam Fred Rd, Middleburg Founded in 1925, church dedicated in 1963. Weekend parish for US President John F. Kennedy[46]
Our Lady of Hope 46639 Algonkian Pkwy, Potomac Falls Founded in 2000, church dedicated in 2006[47]
St. Francis de Sales 37730 St. Francis Ct, Purcellville Founded in 1918, church dedicated in 1992[48]
St. John Neumann 11900 Lawyers Rd, Reston Founded in 1979. Church dedicated in 1982[49]
St. Thomas a Becket 1421 Wiehle Ave, Reston Founded in 1970[50]
Corpus Christi 43130 Amberwood Plaza #150, South Riding Founded in 2014, church dedicated in 2021.[51]
Christ the Redeemer 46833 Harry Byrd Hwy, Sterling Founded in 1972, church dedicated in 2000[52]

Deanery IV

This deanery contains parishes in the Shenandoah Valley.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Christ the King Chapel 134 Christendom Dr, Front Royal Chapel located on the campus of Christendom College. Dedicated in 2023.[53]
Our Lady of the Shenandoah Mission 40 Fritzel Way, Basye Mission church of St. John Bosco; founded in 1974 and dedicated in 1976[54]
St. Bridget of Ireland 1024 W. Main St, Berryville Founded in 2017, church dedicated in 2002[55]
Precious Blood 114 E. Edmondson St, Culpeper Founded in 1946, church dedicated in 1983[56]
St. John the Baptist 120 W. Main St, Front Royal Founded in 1940, church dedicated in 1998[57]
Our Lady of the Valley 200 Collins Ave, Luray Church dedicated in 1954[58]
Our Lady of the Blue Ridge Intersection Routes 29 and 629, Madison Founded in 1977, church dedicated in 1992[59]
St. Isidore the Farmer 14414 St. Isidore Way, Orange [60]
St. Peter 12762 Lee Hwy, Washington [61]
Sacred Heart of Jesus 120 Keating Dr, Winchester Founded in 1870, church dedicated in 1989[62]
St. John Bosco 315 N. Main St, Woodstock Founded in 1888, church dedicated in 1973[63]

Deanery V

This deanery contains parishes in Manassas and other communities.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Family 14160 Ferndale Rd, Dale City Founded in 1970, church dedicated in 1974[64]
Holy Trinity 8213 Linton Hall Rd, Gainesville [65]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 12807 Valleywood Dr, Lake Ridge Founded in 1976, church dedicated in 1994[66]
All Saints 9300 Stonewall Rd, Manassas Founded in 1879, church built in 2008[67]
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 6719 Token Valley Rd, Manassas Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite. Church built in 1925.[68]
Sacred Heart 12975 Purcell Rd, Manassas Founded in 1918 by immigrants from Austria and Czechoslovakia[69]
St. Gabriel Mission 9110 Railroad Dr, Manassas Park Spanish mission, operated by All Saints Church[70]
St. Francis of Assisi 18825 Fuller Heights Rd, Triangle Founded in 1957 to serve Marine Corps Base Quantico. Church dedicated in 1984[71]
St. John the Evangelist 271 Winchester St, Warrenton Founded in 1860, church dedicated in 1861,[72]
Our Lady of Angels 13752 Mary's Way, Woodbridge Founded in 1956, church dedicated in 1958[73]

Deanery VI

This deanery contains parishes in Chantilly, Fairfax, Vienna and Clifton

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Timothy 13807 Poplar Tree Rd, Chantilly Founded in 1923, church dedicated in 1975[74]
St. Veronica 3460 Centreville Rd, Chantilly Founded in 1999, church dedicated in 2005[75]
St. Jude 4219 Lafayette Center Dr, Chantilly Syro-Malabar mission[76]
St. Andrew the Apostle 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton Founded in 1989, church dedicated in 1993[77]
St. Clare of Assisi 12409 Henderson Rd, Clifton Founded in 1996[78]
St. Leo the Great 3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax Founded in 1957, church dedicated in 1966[79]
St. Paul Chung 4712 Rippling Pond Rd, Fairfax Chinese church. Founded in 1996, church dedicated in 1996[80]
St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel 4515 Roberts Rd, Fairfax Campus ministry at George Mason University
St. Mary of Sorrows 5222 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax Station Founded in 1858. Church dedicated in 2020. Original church near site of the Second Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.[81]
Our Lady of Good Counsel 8601 Wolftrap Rd, Vienna Founded in 1955, church dedicated in 1973[82]
St. Mark 9970 Vale Rd, Vienna Founded in 1965, church dedicated in 1984[83]

Deanery VII

This deanery contains parishes in Fredericksburg, Hague and other communities.

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Elizabeth of Hungary 12 Lossing Ave, Colonial Beach Founded in 1922. Merged with St. Anthony of Padua.[84]
St. Jude Mission 9600 Caritas St, Fredericksburg Founded in 2003, church dedicated in 2010.[85]
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception 1009 Stafford Ave, Fredericksburg Founded in 1858, church dedicated in 1971 [86]
St. Patrick 9149 Elys Ford Rd, Fredericksburg Church dedicated in 2021. Parish contains site of Battle of Chancellorsville in American Civil War.[87]
St. Paul Mission 7808 Cople Hwy, Hague Church dedicated in 1965.[88]
St. Francis de Sales 154 E Church St, Kilmarnock Founded in 1966, church dedicated in 1956[89]
St. Anthony 10299 Millbank Rd, King George Merged with St. Elizabeth of Hungary.[84]
St. Matthew 8200 Robert E. Lee Dr, Spotsylvania Founded in 1893, church started in 1906[90]
St. William of York 3130 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford Founded in 1971, church dedicated in 1956[91]

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