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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília

*Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus*

Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Brasília
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília; Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus; Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Brasília
	Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Brasilia
Statistics
Area	5,814 km2 (2,245 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2012); 2,267,000; 1,555,000 (68.6%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 January 1960 (64 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Paulo Cezar Costa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paulo Cezar Costa
Auxiliary Bishops	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida; Marcony Vinícius Ferreira;
Map
Website
	www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus) is ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of Brasília in Brazil. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see.

History

January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of Brasília from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
October 11, 1966: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília

Bishops

Archbishops of Brasília

Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960–1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
José Freire Falcão (1984–2004) (Cardinal in 1988)
João Braz de Aviz (2004–2011), appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (Cardinal in 2012)
Sérgio da Rocha (2011–2020) (Cardinal in 2016), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
Paulo Cezar Costa (2020–present) (Cardinal in 2022)

Auxiliary bishops

Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Río Grande do Sul
Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila (1977-1990), appointed Archbishop of Brazil, Military
Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1986-2004), appointed Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo (Cardinal in 2010)
Alberto Taveira Corrêa (1991-1996), appointed Archbishop of Palmas, Tocantins
Jésus Rocha (1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (1994-2004)
Francisco de Paula Victor (1996-2011)
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
Valdir Mamede (2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo
José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (2013-
Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (2014-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

José Ronaldo Ribeiro, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2007
Waldemar Passini Dalbello, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
Marcos Antônio Tavoni, appointed Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui in 2014
Jeová Elias Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias in 2020

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

15°47′00″S 47°54′00″W / 15.7833°S 47.9000°W / -15.7833; -47.9000

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+{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil}}
 {{Infobox diocese
-|jurisdiction     = Archdiocese
+|jurisdiction     = Metropolitan Archdiocese
 |name             = Brasília
-|latin            = Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus
+|latin            = Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus
-|image            = Brazil.Brasilia.01.jpg
+|local            = Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Brasília
-|caption          = Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
+|image            = Catedral1 Rodrigo Marfan.jpg
+|caption          = Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
-|country          = [[Brazil]]
-|rite             = [[Latin Rite]]
+|country          = {{flag|Brazil}}
+|province         = Brasilia
+|denomination     = [[Catholic Church]]
+|sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
+|rite             = [[Roman Rite]]
 |established      = 16 January 1960 ({{age|1960|1|16}} years ago)
-|cathedral        = [[Cathedral of Brasília|Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida]]
+|cathedral        = [[Cathedral of Brasília|Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida]]
 |cocathedral      =
 |area_km2         = 5,814
-|population       = 2,064,553
+|population       = 2,267,000
-|population_as_of = 2006
+|population_as_of = 2012
-|catholics        = 1,417,181
+|catholics        = 1,555,000
 |catholics_percent= 68.6
 |pope             = {{Incumbent pope}}
-|bishop           = [[Sérgio da Rocha]]
+|metro_archbishop = [[Paulo Cezar Costa]]
+|bishop           = [[Paulo Cezar Costa]]
 |bishop_title     = Archbishop
 |coadjutor        =
-|auxiliary_bishops= [[Leonardo Ulrich Steiner]], [[O.F.M.]]<br>[[Valdir Mamede]]<br>[[José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida]]
+|auxiliary_bishops= {{unbulleted list|[[José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida]]|[[Marcony Vinícius Ferreira]]}}
-|emeritus_bishops = [[José Freire Falcão]]
+|emeritus_bishops =
-|map              =
+|map              = DiocesisGoiasDistritoFederal.jpg
-|website          = [http://www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br/ www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br]
+|website          = {{URL|www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br}}
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+The '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília''' ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus}}) is ecclesiastical territory or [[archdiocese]] of the [[Latin Church]] of the [[Catholic Church]] located in the city of [[Brasília]] in [[Brazil]]. The archdiocese is a [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan see]].
-The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Brasília]] in Brazil.
 ==History==
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 * October 11, 1966: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília
-==Leadership==
+==Bishops==
+===Archbishops of Brasília===
-* [[Archbishop]] [[Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista]] (12 March 1960 Appointed - 15 February 1984 Retired)
+* Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960–1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
-* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[José Freire Falcão]] (15 February 1984 Appointed - 28 January 2004 Retired)
+* [[José Freire Falcão]] (1984–2004) (Cardinal in 1988)
-* Archbishop [[João Braz de Aviz]] (28 January 2004 Appointed - 4 January 2011 Appointed to [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life|Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life]])
+* [[João Braz de Aviz]] (2004–2011), appointed Prefect of the [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life]] (Cardinal in 2012)
-* Archbishop [[Sérgio da Rocha]] (15 June 2011 - present)
+* [[Sérgio da Rocha]] (2011–2020) (Cardinal in 2016), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
+* [[Paulo Cezar Costa]] (2020–present) (Cardinal in 2022)
+===Auxiliary bishops===
+*[[Aloísio Sinésio Bohn]] (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Río Grande do Sul
+*[[Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila]] (1977-1990), appointed Archbishop of Brazil, Military
+*[[Raymundo Damasceno Assis]] (1986-2004), appointed Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo (Cardinal in 2010)
+*[[Alberto Taveira Corrêa]] (1991-1996), appointed Archbishop of Palmas, Tocantins
+*[[Jésus Rocha]] (1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
+*[[João Evangelista Martins Terra]], S.J. (1994-2004)
+*[[Francisco de Paula Victor (bishop)|Francisco de Paula Victor]] (1996-2011)
+*[[Leonardo Ulrich Steiner]], O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
+*[[Valdir Mamede]] (2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo
+*[[José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida]] (2013-
+*[[Marcony Vinícius Ferreira]] (2014-
+===Other priests of this diocese who became bishops===
+*[[José Ronaldo Ribeiro]], appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2007
+*[[Waldemar Passini Dalbello]], appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
+*[[Marcos Antônio Tavoni]], appointed Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui in 2014
+*[[Jeová Elias Ferreira]], appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
+*[[Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca]], appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias in 2020
 ==Suffragan dioceses==
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 * [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu|Diocese of Uruaçu]]
-==Source==
+==Sources==
-* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bras0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
+* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/bras0.htm GCatholic.org]
 * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbras.html Catholic Hierarchy]
-* [http://www.mab.org.br/  Archdiocese website]
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-[[Category:Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil|Brasília]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil|Brasilia]]
 [[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Brasília| ]]
-[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1960]]
+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1960]]
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