The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was established as a territorial prelature on July 19, 1575. It was elevated to the status of a diocese on November 16, 1676. It was later elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on April 27, 1892. On May 6, 2003, the territorial abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro lost its territorial rank and was added to the archdiocese. Cardinal Orani João Tempesta OCist has been its Archbishop since 2009. Cardinal Eusébio Scheid SCI, who died on January 13, 2021, was Archbishop Emeritus.
The Archdiocese of São Paulo is a Latin Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.
The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz is a diocese located in the city of Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brasília is ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of Brasília in Brazil. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, southern Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) (Latin: Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. It is a metropolitan see.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina is a diocese located in the city of Leopoldina in the ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha is a diocese located in the city of Campanha in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé is a diocese located in the city of Guaxupé in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal is a diocese located in the city of Jaboticabal in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
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