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Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia



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Bishop(s)

  • Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., Archbishop
  • Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Darley José Kummer, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Bertilo João Morsch, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Dadeus Grings, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 15 August 1910
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio Grande do Sul
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 13,751 (5,311 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 3
  • Official Web Site: https://www.arquipoa.com
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Espirito Santo 95, 90010-370 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Telephone: (051)3228-6199
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul
7 May 1848ErectedDiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (erected)
15 August 1910Territory LostDiocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Diocese of Pelotas (erected)
Diocese of Santa Maria (erected)
Diocese of Uruguaiana (erected)
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
15 August 1910ElevatedDiocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
8 September 1934Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre Diocese of Caxias (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Vacaria (erected)
13 February 1937Territory AddedDiocese of Santa Maria (Rio Pardo and Candelaria) Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
27 April 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Mussum and Santa Lucia do Piai (of Caxias do Sul)) Diocese of Caxias
27 April 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Guaporé and Casca along with Maria (of Marau)) Diocese of Passo Fundo
20 June 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Santa Cruz do Sul, Arroio do Meio, Candelaria, Encantado, Encruzilhada do Sul, Lajeado, Rio Pardo, Venancio Aires, Vera Cruz, and Arvorezinha) Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul (erected)
23 November 1970Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (S. Francis de Paula) Diocese of Caxias do Sul
2 February 1980Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Canela, Campo Bom, Dois Irmâos, Estancia Velha, Gramado, Igrejinha, Ivoti, Nova Petrópolis, Nova Hamburg, Rolante, São Leopoldo, Sapiranga, Taquara, and Tres Coroas, along with Santo Antonio) Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (erected)
10 November 1999Territory LostDiocese of Caxias do Sul
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Diocese of Osório (erected) (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Capão da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Caraá, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imbé, Itati, Mampituba, Maquiné, Morrinhos do Sul, Osório, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...)
2 July 2008Territory LostArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Montenegro, Alto Feliz, Barão, Bom Princípio, Bom Retiro do Sul, Brochier, Capela de Santana, Colinas, Estrela, Fazenda Vila Nova, Feliz, Harmonia, Linha Nova, Maratá, Pareci Novo, Paverama, Poço das Antas, Portão, Roca Sales, Salvador do Sul, São José...) Diocese of Montenegro (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
1950950,0001,210,00078.5%1792324112,3118691,499137ap1951
19651,260,0001,562,49080.6%2332514842,6038742,539157ap1967
19701,850,0002,309,73080.1%2382865243,53067212,548174ap1971
19761,980,0002,381,23083.2%2162664824,107117962,700182ap1977
19802,202,0002,648,00083.2%2242815054,360197352,303186ap1981
19902,423,0003,034,47379.8%1961703666,620305891,870167ap1991
19992,608,7073,265,57779.9%2242634875,356215341,650160ap2000
20002,608,7073,265,57779.9%2192634825,412246871,650160ap2001
20012,972,7493,304,05490.0%2472805275,640217201,828167ap2002
20022,990,5003,304,05490.5%2362124486,675166621,900176ap2003
20032,475,3983,306,65774.9%2341944285,783225701,317179ap2004
20042,475,3983,306,65774.9%2261744006,188335141,521177ap2005
20132,527,0003,395,00074.4%2071553626,980583691,118156ap2014
20162,590,0003,480,00074.4%2151563716,981593411,109156ap2017
20192,148,1003,378,00063.6%2061353416,299583131,032160ap2020
20212,056,4003,401,85060.4%2091233326,19363311739159ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 136
  • Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 307

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