Archdiocese of Aparecida
| Archdiocese of Aparecida | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Orlando Brandes |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis |
| founding | April 19, 1958 |
| surface | 1,300 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 191,763 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 160.091 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 83.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 79 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,525 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 117 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 191 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Basílica de Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Website | http://www.arquidioceseaparecida.org.br/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Lorena Diocese of São José dos Campos Diocese of Taubaté |
The Archdiocese of Aparecida (Latin Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Aparecida ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Aparecida in the Brazilian state of São Paulo .
history
Since the apparition of Mary in 1717 and currently with almost 8 million annual pilgrims, the city of Aparecida has been the most important place of pilgrimage in Brazil .
On April 19, 1958, Pope Pius XII declared. through the bull Sacrorum antistitum Aparecida to the archdiocese and confirms the outstanding importance of the city for Catholic Brazil. The new diocese received areas of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and the Diocese of Taubaté. Pope John XXIII appointed Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta on November 29, 1958, with effect from December 8 of the same year as Apostolic Administrator of the new Archdiocese. He became the first Archbishop of Aparecida in April 1964 .
Archbishops
- Carlos Carmelo Cardinal de Vasconcelos Motta (1964–1982)
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1982–1995)
- Aloísio Leo Arlindo Cardinal Lorscheider OFM (1995-2004)
- Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis (2004-2016)
- Orlando Brandes (since 2016)
Web links
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Aparecida on catholic-hierarchy.org
- History on the website of the Archdiocese of Aparecida (Portuguese)
- Archdiocese of Aparecida on gcatholic.org
- Official site of the sanctuary (Portuguese)
- Information about the history and visitors of the sanctuary (Portuguese)
