List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
The Roman Catholic Church in Brazil comprises forty-four ecclesiastical provinces each headed by a Metropolitan archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 215 dioceses (including 4 eparchies), 45 archdioceses and 12 territorial prelatures, each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. These 272 divisions make the largest number of Catholic dioceses in any country.
Additionally, Brazil has a Military Ordinariate, the world's only personal apostolic administration (Latin extraordinary form of the Roman Rite), and for Eastern Churches, besides the Ukrainian province, an Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites and an Apostolic Exarchate for Armenian Catholics.
Contents
- 1 Roman Catholic Provinces and Dioceses in Brazil
- 1.1 Sui iuris Latin Church Jurisdictions
- 1.2 Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida
- 1.3 Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju
- 1.4 Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará
- 1.5 Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte
- 1.6 Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu
- 1.7 Ecclesiastical province of Brasília
- 1.8 Ecclesiastical province of Campinas
- 1.9 Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande
- 1.10 Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel
- 1.11 Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá
- 1.12 Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba
- 1.13 Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina
- 1.14 Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana
- 1.15 Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis
- 1.16 Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza
- 1.17 Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia
- 1.18 Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora
- 1.19 Ecclesiastical province of Londrina
- 1.20 Ecclesiastical province of Maceió
- 1.21 Ecclesiastical province of Manaus
- 1.22 Ecclesiastical province of Mariana
- 1.23 Ecclesiastical province of Maringá
- 1.24 Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros
- 1.25 Ecclesiastical province of Natal
- 1.26 Ecclesiastical province of Niterói
- 1.27 Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife
- 1.28 Ecclesiastical province of Palmas
- 1.29 Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba
- 1.30 Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo
- 1.31 Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas
- 1.32 Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre
- 1.33 Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho
- 1.34 Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre
- 1.35 Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto
- 1.36 Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria
- 1.37 Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão
- 1.38 Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo
- 1.39 Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia
- 1.40 Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- 1.41 Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba
- 1.42 Ecclesiastical province of Teresina
- 1.43 Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba
- 1.44 Ecclesiastical province of Vitória
- 1.45 Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista
- 2 Eastern Churches
- 3 Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses
- 4 References and External links
Roman Catholic Provinces and Dioceses in Brazil
Sui iuris Latin Church Jurisdictions
- Exempt dioceses, directly subject to the Holy See
- Military Ordinariate of Brazil, for the armed force
- Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (Tridentine Mass)
Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida
Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju
Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará
Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte
Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu
Ecclesiastical province of Brasília
Ecclesiastical province of Campinas
Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande
Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel
Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá
Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba
Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina
Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana
Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis
Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza
Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia
Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora
Ecclesiastical province of Londrina
Ecclesiastical province of Maceió
Ecclesiastical province of Manaus
Ecclesiastical province of Mariana
Ecclesiastical province of Maringá
Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros
Ecclesiastical province of Natal
Ecclesiastical province of Niterói
Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife
Ecclesiastical province of Palmas
Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba
Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo
Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho
Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre
Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto
Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria
Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão
Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
- Diocese of Campo Limpo
- Diocese of Guarulhos
- Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
- Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite)
- Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite)
- Diocese of Osasco
- Diocese of Santo Amaro
- Diocese of Santo André
- Diocese of Santos
- Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia
Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba
Ecclesiastical province of Teresina
Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista
Eastern Churches
Armenian Catholic Church
part of the Armenian Catholic Church
- but exempt, directly subject to the Holy See
Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Ecclesiastical province of São João Batista em Curitiba
part of the Eastern particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, using its Ukrainian language Byzantine rite
Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida is Catedral de Santo Antônio.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Cascavel is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana is Catedral Metropolitana Senhora Sant’Ana.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza is Catedral Metropolitana São José.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Londrina is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Mariana is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Maringá is Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Natal is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Apresentação.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo is Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Pelotas is Catedral São Francisco de Paula.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria is Catedral Imaculada Conceição.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Paulo is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião.