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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.

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

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-

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

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-The '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília''' ({{lang-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 '''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]].
 ==History==