Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

The Archdiocese of Brasília (Latin: Archidioecesis Brasiliapolitanus ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Brasília, Distrito Federal Brazil.

History

The Diocese of Brasília was posted on January 16, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Goiânia. On October 11, 1966, the Diocese of Brasília was raised to an archbishopric.

Bishops of Brasília

Bishops

  • Newton José de Almeida Baptista, 1960-1966

Archbishops

  • Newton José de Almeida Baptista, 1966-1984
  • José Freire Falcão Cardinal, 1984-2004
  • João de Bráz Aviz, 2004-2010, then Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
  • Sérgio da Rocha, since 2011
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