Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

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

Archdiocese of Brasília

Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus

Arquidiocese de Brasília
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBrasilia
Statistics
Area5,814 km2 (2,245 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
2,267,000
1,555,000 (68.6%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 January 1960 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopPaulo Cezar Costa
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

History

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

Bishops

Archbishops of Brasília

Auxiliary bishops

  • Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Río Grande do Sul
  • Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila (1977-1990), appointed Archbishop of Brazil, Military
  • Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1986-2004), appointed Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo (Cardinal in 2010)
  • Alberto Taveira Corrêa (1991-1996), appointed Archbishop of Palmas, Tocantins
  • Jésus Rocha (1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
  • João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (1994-2004)
  • Francisco de Paula Victor (1996-2011)
  • Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
  • Valdir Mamede (2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo
  • José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (2013-
  • Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (2014-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José Ronaldo Ribeiro, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2007
  • Waldemar Passini Dalbello, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
  • Marcos Antônio Tavoni, appointed Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui in 2014
  • Jeová Elias Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
  • Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias in 2020

Suffragan dioceses

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