Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Archdiocese of Palmas Archidioecesis Palmensis in Brasilia | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,938 km2 (11,559 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 183,385 140,385 (76.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 27 March 1996 (28 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana São José |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas (Latin: 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 Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Porto Nacional
Leadership
- Archbishops of Palmas (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (2010.10.20 - present)
- Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (1996.03.27 – 2009.12.30), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Araguaína
- Diocese of Cristalândia
- Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
- Diocese of Porto Nacional
- Diocese of Tocantinópolis
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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- Londrina
- Maceió
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- Montes Claros
- Natal
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- Paraíba
- Passo Fundo
- Pelotas
- Porto Alegre
- Porto Velho
- Pouso Alegre
- Ribeirão Preto
- Santa Maria
- Santarém
- São Luís do Maranhão
- São Paulo
- São Salvador da Bahia
- São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Sorocaba
- Teresina
- Uberaba
- Vitória
- Vitória da Conquista
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