Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil
- José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida
- Marcony Vinícius Ferreira
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Brasiliapolitanus) is ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of Brasília in Brazil. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see.
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) (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, 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 (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, 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
Sources
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