Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
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The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.
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Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia Arquidiocese de Porto Alegre | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Territory | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul |
Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,530 km2 (5,220 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 3,395,000 2,527,000 (74.4%) |
Parishes | 156 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 May 1848 (176 years ago) |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre |
Patron saint | Saint Peter |
Secular priests | 362 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
Auxiliary Bishops |
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Bishops emeritus | Dadeus Grings |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
Website | |
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The Archdiocese's mother church and Metropolitan seat of its Archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God in Porto Alegre. Archbishop Emeritus Dadeus Grings was succeeded by the current incumbent, Archbishop Jaime Spengler, who was appointed on 18 September 2013 by Pope Francis, and installed on 15 November 2013.[1]