Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida

22°50′33″S 45°13′51″W / 22.8425°S 45.2308°W / -22.8425; -45.2308StatisticsArea1,300 km² (500 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2018^[1])
195,511
164,040 (83.9%%)InformationSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished19 April 1958 (66 years ago)CathedralCathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Conception AparecidaPatron saintOur Lady of AparecidaCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMetropolitan ArchbishopOrlando BrandesBishops emeritusDom Raymundo Damasceno AssisMapWebsitewww.arquidioceseaparecida.org.br

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

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

References

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy