Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - Ordinaries

Ordinaries

1. Michael Joseph Curley (1939–1947) simultaneously Archbishop of Baltimore
2. Patrick O'Boyle (1947–1973) retired
3. William Wakefield Baum (1973–1980) appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
4. James Aloysius Hickey (1980–2000) retired
5. Theodore Edgar McCarrick (2000–2006) retired
6. Donald Wuerl (since 2006)