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Archdiocese of Brasília

*Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus*

Arquidiocese de Brasília
Archdiocese of Brasília; Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus; Arquidiocese de Brasília
	File:Brazil.Brasilia.01.jpg 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 (64 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
Bishops emeritus	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

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília (Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese located in the city of Brasília in Brazil.

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

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)
Archbishop 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)
Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha (15 June 2011 – present)

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 ==Leadership==
-* [[Archbishop]] [[Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista]] (12 March 1960 Appointed - 15 February 1984 Retired)
+* [[Archbishop]] [[Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista]] (12 March 1960 Appointed – 15 February 1984 Retired)
-* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[José Freire Falcão]] (15 February 1984 Appointed - 28 January 2004 Retired)
+* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[José Freire Falcão]] (15 February 1984 Appointed – 28 January 2004 Retired)
-* 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]])
+* 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]])
 * Archbishop [[Sérgio da Rocha]] (15 June 2011 – present)