Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
Appearance
Archdiocese of Brasília Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus | |
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File:Brazil.Brasilia.01.jpg | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,814 km2 (2,245 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 2,064,553 1,417,181 (68.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Auxiliary Bishops | Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Valdir Mamede José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida |
Bishops emeritus | José Freire Falcão |
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
- January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of Brasília from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
- October 11, 1966: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília
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Leadership
- 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)
Suffragan dioceses
Source
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Brasília
- Religious organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1960 establishments in Brazil
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs