Archdiocese of Aparecida

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida Archidioecesis Metropolitae Apparitiopolitana Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Aparecida

Location

CountryBrazil

Ecclesiastical provinceAparecida

Coordinates22°50′33″S 45°13′51″W/22.8425°S 45.2308°W/ -22.8425; -45.2308

Statistics

Area1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)

Population Total Catholics(as of 2018)195,511164,040 (83.9%%)

Information

Sui iuris churchLatin Church

RiteRoman Rite

Established19 April 1958 (67 years ago)

CathedralCathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception Aparecida

Patron saintOur Lady Aparecida

Current leadership

PopeLeo XIV

Metropolitan ArchbishopMário Antônio da Silva (designated)

Bishops emeritusOrlando Brandes Raymundo Damasceno Assis

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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Apparitiopolitana) 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

Metropolitan 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 (2016–2026)
Mário Antônio da Silva (2026–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