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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Coordinates: 12°59′00″S 38°31′00″W / 12.9833°S 38.5167°W / -12.9833; -38.5167
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Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
Cathedral
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
3,544,658
2,495,439 (70.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 February 1551 (473 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Primacial
do Transfiguração do Senhor
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSérgio da Rocha
Auxiliary BishopsMarco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida
Hélio Pereira dos Santos
Bishops emeritusMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Website
www.arquidiocesesalvador.org.br

The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia.

Statistics

Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.

History

  • 25 February 1551: Established as Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal, Portugal
  • 16 November 1676: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Properties

Former properties

Bishops

Manuel Joaquim da Silveira, Archbishop of Bahia, Count of São Salvador.
Cardinal and Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia Geraldo Majella Agnelo in 2006
Photo: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr.

Ordinaries

Bishops
Archbishops

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

12°59′00″S 38°31′00″W / 12.9833°S 38.5167°W / -12.9833; -38.5167