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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil
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
Bishops
Archbishops of Brasília
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
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
15°47′00″S 47°54′00″W / 15.7833°S 47.9000°W / -15.7833; -47.9000
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