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|established = 16 January 1960 ({{age|1960|1|16}} years ago)
|established = 16 January 1960 ({{age|1960|1|16}} years ago)
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|cathedral = [[Cathedral of Brasília|Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida]]
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|metro_archbishop = [[Sérgio da Rocha]]
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|bishop_title = Archbishop
|bishop_title = Apostolic administrator
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|auxiliary_bishops= [[José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida]]<br>[[Marcony Vinícius Ferreira]]
|auxiliary_bishops= [[José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida]]<br>[[Marcony Vinícius Ferreira]]
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The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Brasília]] in Brazil.
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Brasília]] in Brazil.
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==Bishops==
==Bishops==
===Archbishops of Brasília===
===Archbishops of Brasília===
* Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960-1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
* Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960–1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
* Cardinal [[José Freire Falcão]] (1984-2004)
* Cardinal [[José Freire Falcão]] (1984–2004)
* Cardinal [[João Braz de Aviz]] (2004-2011), appointed Prefect of the [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life]]
* Cardinal [[João Braz de Aviz]] (2004–2011), appointed Prefect of the [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life]]
* Cardinal [[Sérgio da Rocha]] (2011-present)
* Cardinal [[Sérgio da Rocha]] (2011–2020)


===Auxiliary bishops===
===Auxiliary bishops===

Revision as of 03:55, 12 March 2020

Archdiocese of Brasília

Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus

Arquidiocese de Brasília
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBrasília
Statistics
Area5,814 km2 (2,245 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
2,267,000
1,555,000 (68.6%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 January 1960 (64 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida
Marcony Vinícius Ferreira
Bishops emeritusJosé Freire Falcão Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
João Evangelista Martins Terra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Website
www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br

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

History

Bishops

Archbishops of Brasília

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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