The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília () is ecclesiastical territory or
archdiocese
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 associated ...
of the
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical ...
of the
Catholic Church
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located in the city of
Brasília
Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...
in
Brazil
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. The archdiocese is a
metropolitan see
Metropolitan may refer to:
Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
* Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop
** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"
* Metropolitan ...
.
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
João Braz de Aviz (; born 24 April 1947) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2011 to 2025. He began his career working fo ...
(2004–2011), appointed Prefect of the
(Cardinal in 2012)
*
Sérgio da Rocha
Sérgio da Rocha (; born 21 October 1959) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016 and the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia since 11 March 2020. He has been a bishop since 2001, first as auxiliary bis ...
(2011–2020) (Cardinal in 2016), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
*
Paulo Cezar Costa (2020–present) (Cardinal in 2022)
Auxiliary bishops
*
Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Río Grande do Sul
*
Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila (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
*
Jésus Rocha (1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
*
João Evangelista Martins Terra
Joăo Evangelista Martins Terra, Society of Jesus, S.J. (7 March 1925 – 11 March 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil, Martins Terra was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 for the Society of Je ...
, S.J. (1994-2004)
*
Francisco de Paula Victor (1996-2011)
*
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
*
Valdir Mamede (2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo
*
José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida
José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (born 21 July 1960) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. He had previously served as Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
Gonçalves de Almeida was born in the city of Ourinhos. H ...
(2013-
*
Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (2014-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
José Ronaldo Ribeiro, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2007
*
Waldemar Passini Dalbello, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
*
Marcos Antônio Tavoni
Marcos may refer to:
People with the given name ''Marcos''
*Marcos (given name)
*Marcos family
Sports
;Surnamed
* Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century)
* Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
* Néls ...
, appointed Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui in 2014
*
Jeová Elias Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
*
Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias in 2020
Suffragan dioceses
*
Diocese of Formosa
*
Diocese of Luziânia
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 associated ...
*
Diocese of Uruaçu
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Brasilia
Christian organizations established in 1960
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1960 establishments in Brazil
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