Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
22°50′33″S 45°13′51″W / 22.8425°S 45.2308°W / -22.8425; -45.2308- Total
- Catholics
195,511
164,040 (83.9%%)
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida (Latin: Archidioecesis 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
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
References
- ^ "Aparecida (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
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