Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

Archdiocese of Brasília

*Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus*
Archdiocese of Brasília; Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus
	File:Brazil.Brasilia.01.jpg Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
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; Marcony Vinícius Ferreira
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

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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