Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
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Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia |
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God, Porto Alegre
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Territory | Gravataí, Glorinha, Alvorada, Cachoeirinha, Viamão, Guaíba, Arambaré, Arroio dos Ratos, Barão do Triunfo, Barra do Ribeiro, Butiá, Camaquã, Cerro Grande do Sul, Charqueadas, Chuvisca, Cristal, Eldorado do Sul, General Câmara, Mariana Pimentel, Minas do Leão, São Jerônimo, Sentinela do Sul, Sertão Santana e Tapes, Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, Nova Santa Rita and Porto Alegre. |
| 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 (169 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus |
| Patron saint | Mother of God |
| Secular priests | 362 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop |
Jaime Spengler Archbishop of Porto Alegre (appointed 18 September 2013, by Pope Francis; installed 15 November 2013; formerly, an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese) |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Leomar Antônio Brustolin Aparecido Donizete de Souza Rev. Fr. Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. (Auxiliary Bishop-elect) |
| Emeritus Bishops | Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesepoa.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan 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.
The archdiocese's mother church and Metropolitan seat of its archbishop is the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus, dedicated to Our Lady (Virgin Mary), 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.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 2,547,000 Catholics (74.4% of 3,423,000 total) on 13,530 km² in 156 parishes and 739 missions with 359 priests (203 diocesan, 156 religious), 59 deacons, 1,450 lay religious (341 brothers, 1,109 sisters) and 44 seminarians.
Besides administering his own Archbishopric, the Metropolitan supervises the following Suffragan Sees :
Coordinates: 30°02′02″S 51°13′48″W / 30.0338°S 51.2301°W
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