Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

*Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia*
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia; Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
	Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 3,544,658; 2,495,439 (70.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 February 1551 (473 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Primacial ; do Transfiguração do Senhor
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Auxiliary Bishops	Gregório Paixão Neto ; Gilson Andrade da Silva ; Giovanni Crippa
Bishops emeritus	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 archiocese 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

Minor Basilica & World Heritage Church:
- Cathedral of Salvador (Sé Basílica Primacial da Transfiguração do Senhor)
- Basilica of St. Sebastian, Salvador (Basílica Arquiabacial de São Sebastião, the first benedictine monastery in the New World)
- Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador (Basílica do Senhor do Bonfim)
- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Salvador (Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia)
Churches
- Church of Our Lady of Penha, a national heritage site
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne, a national heritage site
- Chapel of Our Lady of Help, a national heritage site
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows on the Ilha de Maré, a national heritage site
- Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew, a national heritage site in Maragogipe
Residences
- Archbishop's Palace of Salvador

Former properties

The archdiocese abandoned the Church of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity in 1990. The church now houses a social project and Catholic residential community.^[2]