Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
Appearance
Archdiocese of Brasília Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus Arquidiocese de Brasília | |
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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 |
Website | |
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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
Archbishops of Brasília
- Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960-1984)
- 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 Sérgio da Rocha (2011-present)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
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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