Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria
Archdiocese of Santa Maria Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Maria |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,866 km2 (7,284 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 488,258 382,247 (78.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 August 1910 (114 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Imaculada Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Hélio Adelar Rubert |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria (Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
- 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Santa Maria from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
- 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Special Churches
- Minor Basilica
- Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora Medianeira
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2011.04.13 — present)
- Bishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2004.03.24 – 2011.04.13)
- Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter (1974.02.05 – 2004.03.24)
- Bishop Érico Ferrari (1971.04.29 – 1973.04.29)
- Bishop Luís Victor Sartori (1960.09.14 – 1970.04.10)
- Bishop Antônio Reis (1931.07.31 – 1960.09.14)
- Bishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (1922.10.27 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Cafelândia; future Archbishop
- Bishop Miguel de Lima Valverde (1911.02.06 – 1922.02.10), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
Coadjutor bishop
- Luís Victor Sartori (1956-1960)
Auxiliary bishops
- João Cláudio Colling (1949-1951), appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
- Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1961-1965), resigned; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 1971
- Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. (1969-1971), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Edson Taschetto (Tasquetto) Damian, appointed Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas in 2009
- José Mário Scalon Angonese, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2013
Suffragan Sees
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
- Diocese of Cruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Diocese of Uruguaiana
References
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