List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which employ various Eastern Christian rites, and which are in full communion with the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Brazil has a total of 275 particular churches — consisting of 44 archdioceses (which head 44 ecclesiastical provinces), 217 dioceses (2 of which are Eastern eparchies under Latin jurisdiction), 8 territorial prelatures, the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba and the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis under the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico, the Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil, the Military Ordinariate of Brazil, and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (the only personal apostolic administration in the world). These 275 divisions make the largest number of particular churches in any country.
Sui iuris Latin Church Jurisdictions[]
- Exempt dioceses, directly subject to the Holy See
- Military Ordinariate of Brazil, for the armed force
- Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (traditionalist Tridentine Mass variation on the Roman Rite)
Latin (or mixed) Catholic Provinces in Brazil[]
Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida
- Diocese of Caraguatatuba
- Diocese of Lorena
- Diocese of São José dos Campos
- Diocese of Taubaté
Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju
Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará[]
Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu
- Diocese of Araçatuba
- Diocese of Assis
- Diocese of Bauru
- Diocese of Lins
- Diocese of Marília
- Diocese of Ourinhos
- Diocese of Presidente Prudente
Ecclesiastical province of Brasília[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília
- Diocese of Formosa
- Diocese of Luziânia
- Diocese of Uruaçu
Ecclesiastical province of Campinas[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas
- Diocese of Amparo
- Diocese of Bragança Paulista
- Diocese of Limeira
- Diocese of Piracicaba
- Diocese of São Carlos
Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande[]
Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel[]
Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá[]
Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba
- Diocese of Guarapuava
- Diocese of Paranaguá
- Diocese of Ponta Grossa
- Diocese of União da Vitória
- Diocese of São José dos Pinhais
Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina
Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
- Diocese of Barra do Rio Grande
- Diocese of Barreiras
- Diocese of Bonfim
- Diocese of Irecê
- Diocese of Juazeiro
- Diocese of Paulo Afonso
- Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
- Diocese of Serrinha
Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis
- Diocese of Blumenau
- Diocese of Caçador
- Diocese of Chapecó
- Diocese of Criciúma
- Diocese of Joaçaba
- Diocese of Joinville
- Diocese of Lages
- Diocese of Rio do Sul
- Diocese of Tubarão
Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza
- Diocese of Crateús
- Diocese of Crato
- Diocese of Iguatú
- Diocese of Itapipoca
- Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte
- Diocese of Quixadá
- Diocese of Sobral
- Diocese of Tianguá
Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia[]
Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora[]
Ecclesiastical province of Londrina[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina
Ecclesiastical province of Maceió[]
Ecclesiastical province of Manaus[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus
Ecclesiastical province of Mariana[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
- Diocese of Caratinga
- Diocese of Governador Valadares
- Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano
Ecclesiastical province of Maringá[]
Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montes Claros
Ecclesiastical province of Natal[]
Ecclesiastical province of Niterói[]
Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Ecclesiastical province of Palmas[]
Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba
- Diocese of Cajazieras
- Diocese of Campina Grande
- Diocese of Guarabira
- Diocese of Patos
Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo[]
Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas[]
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho
- Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
- Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
- Diocese of Humaitá
- Diocese of Ji-Paraná
- Diocese of Rio Branco
- Prelature of Lábrea
Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre[]
Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
- Diocese of Barretos
- Diocese of Catanduva
- Diocese of Franca
- Diocese of Jaboticabal
- Diocese of Jales
- Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
- Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
- Diocese of Votuporanga
Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Maria
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
- Diocese of Cruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Diocese of Uruguaiana
Ecclesiastical province of Santarém[]
Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão[]
Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
- Diocese of Campo Limpo
- Diocese of Guarulhos
- Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
- Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Antiochian Rite)
- Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Byzantine Rite)
- Diocese of Osasco
- Diocese of Santo Amaro
- Diocese of Santo André
- Diocese of Santos
- Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia[]
- Metropolitan and Primatial Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
- Diocese of Alagoinhas
- Diocese of Amargosa
- Diocese of Camaçari
- Diocese of Cruz das Almas
- Diocese of Eunápolis
- Diocese of Ilhéus
- Diocese of Itabuna
- Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
- Diocese of Duque de Caxias
- Diocese of Itaguaí
- Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
- Diocese of Valença
Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba[]
Ecclesiastical province of Teresina[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina
Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba[]
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória[]
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista[]
Eastern Catholic proper and exempt jurisdictions[]
- Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil
Armenian Catholic Church[]
part of the Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian Rite)
- but exempt, directly subject to the Holy See
Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Ecclesiastical province of São João Batista em Curitiba[]
part of the Eastern particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, using its Ukrainian language Byzantine rite
- Metropolitan Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba
- Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian)
Defunct jurisdictions[]
excluding those which were simply promoted to existing ones above
- Territorial Prelature of Bananal
- Territorial Abbacy of Claraval
- Diocese of Guiratinga (originally Territorial Prelature)
- Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia
- Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins
Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses[]
The seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida is Catedral Basílica Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Aracaju is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Graças.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Botucatu is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Sant’Ana.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Campinas is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Cascavel is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Senhor Bom Jesus.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Curitiba is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana is Catedral Metropolitana Senhora Sant’Ana.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza is Catedral Metropolitana São José.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Londrina is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Maceió is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Mariana is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Maringá is Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Natal is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Apresentação.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo is Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Pelotas is Catedral São Francisco de Paula.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria is Catedral Imaculada Conceição.
The seat of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória.
The seat of the Archdiocese of São Paulo is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo.
The seat of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor.
The seat of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião.
References and external links[]
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country