Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida

Archdiocese of Aparecida Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitanus Arquidiocese de Aparecida
File:Guaratinguetá Catedral.jpg Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Aparecida
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 200,000 169,300 (84.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin
Established	19 April 1958 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anthony in Guaratinguetá
Patron saint	Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Raymundo Damasceno Assis
Auxiliary Bishops	Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R.
Map
File:Arcidiocesi di Aparecida (San Paolo, Brasile).jpg
Website
www.arquidioceseaparecida.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida (Latin: Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitanus) 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

Special churches

Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida

• Minor Basilicas:
  • "Old" Basilica of Aparecida
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida

Leadership

• Archbishops of Aparecida (Latin Rite)
  • Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (18 April 1964 – 18 September 1982)
  • Geraldo María de Morais Penido (18 September 1982 – 12 July 1995)
  • Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. (12 July 1995 – 28 January 2004)
  • Raymundo Damasceno Assis (28 January 2004 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

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

Source

• Catholic Hierarchy