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 O. Cist. has been its Archbishop since 2009. Cardinal Eusébio Scheid S.C.I., who died on January 13, 2021, was Archbishop Emeritus.
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The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu is an archdiocese located in the city of Botucatu in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauru is a diocese located in the Brazilian city of Bauru in the Ecclesiastical Province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu in the city of Botucatu.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos is a diocese located in the city of São Carlos in the Ecclesiastical province 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 Florianópolis is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis 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 Ribeirão Preto is an archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva is a diocese located in the city of Itapeva in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba 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.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
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