Archdiocese of Brasília Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus Arquidiocese de Brasília |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
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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%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1960 (57 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 |
Emeritus Bishops |
José Freire Falcão Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus João Evangelista Martins Terra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Francisco de Paula Victor Francisco de Paula Victor |
Website | |
www.arquidiocesedebrasilia.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Brasília in Brazil.
Coordinates: 15°47′00″S 47°54′00″W / 15.7833°S 47.9000°W