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This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the
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, which employ the Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the
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of the
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, which employ various
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rites, and which are in full communion with the
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in
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. The
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has a total of 275
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es — consisting of 44 archdioceses (which head 44
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s), 218
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s (2 of which are Eastern
eparchies Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
under Latin jurisdiction), 7 territorial prelatures, the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba and the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis under the
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, the Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico, the
Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil The Ordinariate of Brazil for the faithful of the Eastern rite or Brazil of the Eastern Rite (Portuguese language, Portuguese: Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil) is an ordinariate (diocese-like structure of the Catholic Ch ...
, the
Military Ordinariate of Brazil The Military Ordinariate of Brazil ( pt, Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Brazilian Armed F ...
, 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 The Military Ordinariate of Brazil ( pt, Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Brazilian Armed F ...
, for the armed force * '' Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (traditionalist
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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 ** Diocese of Estância ** Diocese of Propriá


Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará ** Diocese of Abaetetuba **
Diocese of Bragança do Pará In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Cametá ** Diocese of Castanhal ** Diocese of Macapá ** Diocese of Marabá ** Diocese of Ponta de Pedras ** Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia ** Prelature of Marajó


Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ** Diocese of Divinópolis ** Diocese of Luz ** Diocese of Oliveira ** Diocese of Sete Lagoas


Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu ** Diocese of Araçatuba **
Diocese of Assis The Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis ( la, Dioecesis Assisensis) is a diocese located in the city of Assis in the Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil. History * November 11, 1928: Established as Diocese of Assis from the Diocese of Botu ...
** 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 In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...


Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande **
Diocese of Corumbá In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
** Diocese of Coxim ** Diocese of Dourados ** Diocese of Naviraí ** Diocese of Jardim ** Diocese of Três Lagoas


Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel ** Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu ** Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão ** Diocese of Toledo


Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá ** Diocese of Barra do Garças ** Diocese of Diamantino ** Diocese of Guiratinga ** Diocese of Juína ** Diocese of Paranatinga ** Diocese of Rondonópolis ** Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres ** Prelature of São Félix


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 In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...


Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina ( la, Archidioecesis Adamantina) is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil. History * June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Marian ...
** Diocese of Almenara ** Diocese of Araçuaí ** Diocese of Guanhães ** Diocese of Teófilo Otoni


Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana ** Diocese of Barra do Rio Grande ** Diocese of Barreiras **
Diocese of Bonfim The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim ( la, Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil. Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city o ...
** 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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville ( la, Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal ses is Cat ...
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Diocese of Lages The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages ( la, Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, ...
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Diocese of Rio do Sul The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil. History * November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Rio do Su ...
** Diocese of Tubarão


Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza **
Diocese of Crateús In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** 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

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia ** Diocese of Anápolis **
diocese of Goiás In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Ipameri ** Diocese of Itumbiara ** Diocese of Jataí ** Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia ** Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos


Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora ** Diocese of Leopoldina ** Diocese of São João del Rei


Ecclesiastical province of Londrina

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina ** Diocese of Apucarana ** Diocese of Cornélio Procópio ** Diocese of Jacarezinho


Ecclesiastical province of Maceió

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió ** Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios ** Diocese of Penedo


Ecclesiastical province of Manaus

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus **
Diocese of Alto Solimões In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Borba In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Coari In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Parintins In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Roraima ** Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira ** Prelature of Itacoatiara ** Prelature of Tefé


Ecclesiastical province of Mariana

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana ** Diocese of Caratinga ** Diocese of Governador Valadares ** Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano


Ecclesiastical province of Maringá

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maringá ** Diocese of Campo Mourão ** Diocese of Paranavaí ** Diocese of Umuarama


Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montes Claros ** Diocese of Janaúba ** Diocese of Januária ** Diocese of Paracatu


Ecclesiastical province of Natal

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Natal ** Diocese of Caicó ** Diocese of Mossoró


Ecclesiastical province of Niterói

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói ** Diocese of Campos ** Diocese of Nova Friburgo **
Diocese of Petrópolis In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...


Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife **
Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira The Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira ( la, Dioecesis Afogadensis de Ingazeira) is a diocese located in the city of Afogados da Ingazeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. History * July 2, 1956: Establi ...
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Diocese of Caruaru The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru ( la, Dioecesis Caruaruensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caruaru in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. History * August 7, 1948: Established as Diocese of Caruaru from the Me ...
** Diocese of Floresta ** Diocese of Garanhuns ** Diocese of Nazaré ** Diocese of Palmares **
Diocese of Pesqueira The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira ( la, Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. History * December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of Floresta f ...
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Diocese of Petrolina The Diocese of Petrolina ( la, Dioecesis Petrolinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Souther Brazil. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ol ...
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Diocese of Salgueiro The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro is a diocese located in the city of Salgueiro in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. History * 16 June 2010: Established as Diocese of Salgueiro from the Diocese of Floresta and Dioc ...


Ecclesiastical province of Palmas

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas ( la, Archidioecesis Palmensis in Brasilia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil. History * March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Mira ...
** Diocese of Araguaína ** Diocese of Cristalândia ** Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins ** Diocese of Porto Nacional ** Diocese of Tocantinópolis


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

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo ** Diocese of Erexim ** Diocese of Frederico Westphalen ** Diocese of Vacaria


Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pelotas ** Diocese of Bagé ** Diocese of Rio Grande


Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre ** Diocese of Caxias do Sul **
Diocese of Montenegro The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro ( la, Dioecesis Nigromontana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of its mother see, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (in the state capital) in Rio Grande do Sul state, s ...
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Diocese of Novo Hamburgo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo ( la, Dioecesis Novohamburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil. History * 2 February 1980: Established as Diocese of Novo H ...
** Diocese of Osório


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

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre ** Diocese of Campanha ** Diocese of Guaxupé


Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto ** Diocese of Barretos ** Diocese of Catanduva ** Diocese of Franca **
Diocese of Jaboticabal The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal ( la, Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jaboticabal in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil. History * 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Jaboti ...
** 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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil. History * 20 June 1959: Established as Di ...
** Diocese of Santo Ângelo ** Diocese of Uruguaiana


Ecclesiastical province of Santarém

* Archdiocese of Santarém ** Prelature of Itaituba ** Diocese of Óbidos ** Diocese of Xingu-Altamira ** Territorial Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tecumã


Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão ** Diocese of Bacabal ** Diocese of Balsas ** Diocese of Brejo ** Diocese of Carolina ** Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão ** Diocese of Coroatá ** Diocese of Grajaú ** Diocese of Imperatriz ** Diocese of Pinheiro ** Diocese of Viana ** Diocese of Zé-Doca


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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos ( la, Dioecesis Santosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Santos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil. History * 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Santos from the Metropolitan A ...
** 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 In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Valença


Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba ** Diocese of Itapetininga **
Diocese of Itapeva The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva ( la, Dioecesis Itapevensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itapeva in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil. History * 2 March 1968: Established as Diocese of Itapeva from the Metropolita ...
** Diocese of Jundiaí ** Diocese of Registro


Ecclesiastical province of Teresina

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina ** Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia ** Diocese of Campo Maior ** Diocese of Floriano ** Diocese of Oeiras ** Diocese of Parnaíba ** Diocese of Picos ** Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato


Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba ** Diocese of Ituiutaba ** Diocese of Patos de Minas **
Diocese of Uberlândia In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...


Ecclesiastical province of Vitória

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória ** Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim ** Diocese of Colatina ** Diocese of São Mateus


Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista ** Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa **
Diocese of Caetité In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Jequié ** Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora


Eastern Catholic proper and exempt jurisdictions

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Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil The Ordinariate of Brazil for the faithful of the Eastern rite or Brazil of the Eastern Rite (Portuguese language, Portuguese: Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil) is an ordinariate (diocese-like structure of the Catholic Ch ...
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Armenian Catholic Church

''part of the
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'' ( Armenian Rite) ; but exempt, directly subject to the Holy See *'' Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico''


Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Ecclesiastical province of São João Batista em Curitiba

''part of the Eastern particular
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, using its
Ukrainian language Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state lan ...
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) * Abbacy nullius of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro *
Territorial Prelate of Paranatinga A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
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Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia The Diocese of Guiratinga (Dioecesis Guiratingensis) was a former ecclesiastical circumscription of the Catholic Church in Brazil, belonging to the Ecclesiastical Province of Cuiabá and the West II Regional Bishops' Council of the National Confer ...
* Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins


Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses

File:Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, 2007.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida is Catedral Basílica Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida. File:Parque Teófilo Dantas.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Aracaju is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao. File:Belemcatedral.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Graças. File:Boaviagem.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem. File:Botucatu - vistas 250906 REFON 4.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Botucatu is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Sant’Ana. File:Catedral1 Rodrigo Marfan.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida. File:Catedral Campinas SP.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Campinas is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição. File:Catedral cascavel.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Cascavel is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida. File:Metropolitan Cathedral 1 Cuiaba Brasil.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Senhor Bom Jesus. File:Metropolitan Cathedral 2 Curitiba Brasil.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Curitiba is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais. File:Catedralsantana.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana is Catedral Metropolitana Senhora Sant’Ana. File:Florianopolis catedral metropolitana.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro. File:Metropolitan Cathedral 3.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza is Catedral Metropolitana São José. File:Catedral de Juíz de Fora.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio. File:Catedral metropolitana de Londrina.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Londrina is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus. File:Catedral metropolitana maceio.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Maceió is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres. File:Catedral de N S da Assunção.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Mariana is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção. File:Maringa cathedral byGteramatsu.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Maringá is Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória. File:Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Apresentação, Natal (RN).jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Natal is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Apresentação. File:Olinda-Se1.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo. File:Catedral Passo Fundo.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo is Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida. File:Pelotas Cathedral .JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Pelotas is Catedral São Francisco de Paula. File:Metropolitan Cathedral-Porto Alegre.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus. File:Catedral-Ribeirão Preto.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião. File:01-santamariacathedral.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria is Catedral Imaculada Conceição. File:SaoLuis-Cathedral.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória. File:Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo 3 Brasil.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of São Paulo is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo. File:Salvador-JesuitChurch4-CCBY.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor. File:Cathedrale-rio-de-janeiro.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião.


References and external links


Catholic-Hierarchy entry


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