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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Brasília

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Sérgio da Rocha

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
5,814 km²

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Brasília

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 2,267,000 1,555,000 (68.6%)

Established
  
16 January 1960 (57 years ago)

Emeritus Bishops
  
José Freire Falcão Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus João Evangelista Martins Terra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Francisco de Paula Victor Francisco de Paula Victor

Auxiliary bishops
  
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, Valdir Mamede, José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Marcony Vinícius Ferreira

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Brasília in Brazil.

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History

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

    • 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)
  • Cardinal 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)
  • Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha (15 June 2011 – present)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Formosa
  • Diocese of Luziânia
  • Diocese of Uruaçu

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília Wikipedia
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