Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Archdiocese of Cuiabá Archidioecesis Cuiabensis Arquidiocese de Cuiabá

Facade of the Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cuiabá
Statistics
Area	24,542 km² (9,476 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 851,961 724,166 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	6 December 1745 (278 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus in Cuiabá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.
Bishops emeritus	Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B.
Website
www.arquidiocesecuiaba.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá (Latin: Archidioecesis Cuiabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.

History

December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Cuiabá
March 10, 1910: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Archbishops of Cuiabá (Roman rite)^[1]
- Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva (2022-)
- Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2004.06.09 – 2022)
- Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1981.08.15 – 2004.06.09)
- Archbishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – 1981.08.15)
- Archbishop Francisco de Aquino Correia, S.D.B. (1921.08.26 – 1956.03.22)
- Archbishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (1910.03.10 – 1921.07.09)
Bishops of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (later Archbishop) (1877.09.21 – 1910.03.10)
- Bishop José Antônio dos Reis (1832.07.02 – 1876.10.11)
- Bishop José Maria Macerata (1826.07.15 – 1831)
Prelates of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José Maria Macerata (1823–1826.07.15)
- Bishop Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.J. (1804.10.29 – 1822.08.01)
- Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil (1782.01.23 – 1788.03.07), appointed Prelate of Goiás

Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1905-1911), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul
Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1975-1981)
Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2003-2004)

Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. (1914-1921), appointed Archbishop here
Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1950-1956), appointed Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá has many historic structures, some listed under federal, state, or municipal protection.

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict, built 1730, listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1975^[2]^: 32–33
Church of Our Lady of the Good Death, built ca. 1810, listed by Mato Grosso in 1993^[2]^: 34
Church of Saint Gonçalo^[2]^: 36
Church of Our Lord of the Steps^[2]^: 36
Church of Our Lady of Good Delivery

^ "Arcebispos" (in Portuguese). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Claudio Quoos Conte; Marcus Vinícius De Lamonica Freire (2005). Centro Histórico de Cuiabá, patrimônio do Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasília: National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage. ISBN 978-85-87226-25-9. OL 31764598M. Wikidata Q123696539.