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Archdiocese of Brasília

Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Paulo Cezar Costa, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ricardo Hoepers, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Antônio Aparecido de Marcos Filho, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Vicente de Paula Tavares, Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 16 January 1960
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Distrito Federal
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 5,814 (2,245 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centro-Oeste
  • Official Web Site: https://arqbrasilia.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Esplanada dos Ministerios - Emi, Lote 12, 70053-901 Brasilia, DF, Brasil
  • Telephone: (061)3213-3310

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 January 1960ErectedArchdiocese of Goiânia (Federal District) Archdiocese of Brasília (erected)
11 October 1966ElevatedArchdiocese of Brasília (became a Metropolitan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966285,000300,00095.0%1456704,0716427026ap1967
1970522,500550,00095.0%1566816,450111733628ap1971
1976720,000800,60089.9%21811027,05811436040ap1977
1980864,000889,00097.2%26841107,85412440245ap1981
19901,557,4051,832,24285.0%3810013811,285215640055ap1991
19991,441,0001,802,00080.0%1031292326,2111521738299ap2000
20001,460,0001,825,00080.0%1391142535,77015211325101ap2001
20011,573,2402,043,16977.0%1251122376,63819179327106ap2002
20021,573,2402,043,16977.0%1301092396,58222211457111ap2003
20031,400,0562,051,14668.3%1291202495,62229220492114ap2004
20041,417,1812,064,55368.6%1311182495,69122232504116ap2005
20061,417,1812,064,55368.6%1391422815,04336235432118ap2007
20121,555,0002,267,00068.6%1841283124,98371211428129ap2013
20151,925,3102,852,37267.5%1921393315,81699195425139ap2016
20182,040,4453,039,44467.1%1931313246,29798193371147ap2019
20202,071,0003,015,26868.7%2171393565,817101264360150ap2021
20222,125,0003,094,32568.7%2491413905,44893264335154ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 749, to Page 751
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 321, and Page 322

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