Archdiocese of Aparecida Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana Arquidiocese de Aparecida | |
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![]() Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception Aparecida | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Aparecida |
Coordinates | 22°50′33″S 45°13′51″W / 22.8425°S 45.2308°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018[1]) 195,511 164,040 ( ![]() |
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Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 April 1958 (66 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception Aparecida |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Aparecida |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Orlando Brandes |
Bishops emeritus | Dom Raymundo Damasceno Assis |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida (Latin: Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté
Bishops
[edit]Archbishops of Aparecida
[edit]- Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (1964-1982)
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1982-1995)
- Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. (1995-2004)
- Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (2004-2016)
- Orlando Brandes (2016–present)
Coadjutor archbishops
[edit]- Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. (1964-1977); did not succeed to see
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1977-1982)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R. (2012-2016), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais