Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria
Archdiocese of Santa Maria Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Maria |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,866 km2 (7,284 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 488,258 382,247 (78.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 August 1910 (111 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Imaculada Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria (Latin: Archdioecesis Sanctae Mariae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History[]
- 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Santa Maria from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
- 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Special Churches[]
- Minor Basilica
- Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora Medianeira
Bishops[]
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]
- Archbishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2011.04.13 — present)
- Bishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2004.03.24 – 2011.04.13)
- Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter (1974.02.05 – 2004.03.24)
- Bishop (1971.04.29 – 1973.04.29)
- Bishop (1960.09.14 – 1970.04.10)
- Bishop (1931.07.31 – 1960.09.14)
- Bishop (1922.10.27 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Cafelândia; future Archbishop
- Bishop (1911.02.06 – 1922.02.10), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
Coadjutor bishop[]
- (1956-1960)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1949-1951), appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
- (1961-1965), resigned; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 1971
- Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. (1969-1971), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas in 2009
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2013
Suffragan Sees[]
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
- Diocese of Cruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Diocese of Uruguaiana
References[]
Coordinates: 29°41′06″S 53°48′29″W / 29.6849°S 53.8080°W
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1910
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
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