Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

Archdiocese of Brasília

*Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus*

Arquidiocese de Brasília
Archdiocese of Brasília; Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus; Arquidiocese de Brasília
	Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Brasilia
Statistics
Area	5,814 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 church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 January 1960 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Paulo Cezar Costa
Auxiliary Bishops	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida; ;
Bishops emeritus	;
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.

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[]

Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960–1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
José Freire Falcão (1984–2004) (Cardinal in 1988)
João Braz de Aviz (2004–2011), appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (Cardinal in 2012)
Sérgio da Rocha (2011–2020) (Cardinal in 2016), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
Paulo Cezar Costa (2020–present)

Auxiliary bishops[]

(1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Río Grande do Sul
(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
(1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
, S.J. (1994-2004)
Francisco de Paula Victor (1996-2011)
, O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
(2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo
José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (2013-
(2014-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2007
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
, appointed Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui in 2014
, appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias in 2020

Suffragan dioceses[]

Sources[]

Coordinates: 15°47′00″S 47°54′00″W / 15.7833°S 47.9000°W / -15.7833; -47.9000

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