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Revision as of 16:14, 1 October 2021
Archdiocese of Brasília Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus Arquidiocese de Brasília | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília (Template:Lang-la) 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
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)
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
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