Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
Archdiocese of Brasília Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus Arquidiocese de Brasília | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Brasília |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,814 km2 (2,245 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 2,267,000 1,555,000 (68.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1960 (56 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner Valdir Mamede José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida Marcony Vinícius Ferreira |
Emeritus Bishops |
José Freire Falcão Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus João Evangelista Martins Terra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Francisco de Paula Victor Francisco de Paula Victor |
Website | |
www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Brasília in Brazil.
History
- January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of Brasília from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
- October 11, 1966: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília
Leadership
- Archbishop Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (12 March 1960 Appointed – 15 February 1984 Retired)
- Cardinal José Freire Falcão (15 February 1984 Appointed – 28 January 2004 Retired)
- Cardinal João Braz de Aviz (28 January 2004 Appointed – 4 January 2011 Appointed to Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life)
- Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha (15 June 2011 – present)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
Coordinates: 15°47′00″S 47°54′00″W / 15.7833°S 47.9000°W
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