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Archdiocese of Aparecida

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Summary

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Field	Value
jurisdiction	Archdiocese
name	Aparecida
latin	Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana
local	Arquidiocese de Aparecida
image	Frente da Basílica de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Aparecida SP.JPG
caption	Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception Aparecida
coat	Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Aparecida.svg
coat_size	150px
country	Brazil
province	Aparecida
sui_iuris_church	Latin Church
rite	Roman Rite
established	19 April 1958 ( years ago)
cathedral	Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception Aparecida
coordinates
patron	Our Lady Aparecida
area_km2	1,300
population	195,511
population_as_of	2018
catholics	164,040
catholics_percent	83.9%
pope
metro_archbishop	Orlando Brandes
bishop_title	Archbishop
emeritus_bishops	Raymundo Damasceno Assis
map	Arcidiocesi di Aparecida (San Paolo, Brasile).jpg
website

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida () is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.

History

19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté

Bishops

Archbishops of Aparecida

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

Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. (1964-1977); did not succeed to see
Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1977-1982)

Auxiliary bishop

Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R. (2012-2016), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais

Suffragan dioceses

Diocese of Caraguatatuba
Diocese of Lorena
Diocese of São José dos Campos
Diocese of Taubaté

References

Sources

Catholic Hierarchy

References

"Aparecida (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

Wikipedia Source

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