Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba
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Archdiocese of Paraíba Archidioecesis Parahybensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,240,022 1,030,416 (83.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1892 (125 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Vacant |
| Emeritus Bishops | Aldo de Cillo Pagotto Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria José Maria Pires |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesepb.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba (Latin: Archidioecesis Parahybensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese, atypically named after the state of Paraíba, in southeastern Brazil, rather than after its see.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a minor basilica, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows (Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves), in the city of João Pessoa, the state capital.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,288,000 Catholics (82.8% of 1,556,103 total) on 6,703 km² in 89 parishes and 8 missions with 151 priests (116 diocesan, 35 religious), 37 deacons, 259 lay religious (41 brothers, 218 sisters) and 45 seminarians.
Its Suffragan sees are :
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 7°06′55″S 34°53′04″W / 7.1154°S 34.8844°W
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