Overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Brazil
Episcopal regions in Brazil. Total: 19 regions.
Ecclesiastical provinces of Brazil. Total: 45 provinces.
This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the
Latin Church, which employ the
Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the
eparchies of the
Eastern Catholic Churches, which employ various
Eastern Christian rites, and which are in
full communion with the
Pope in
Rome.
The
Catholic Church in Brazil has a total of 275
particular churches — consisting of 45 archdioceses (which head 45
ecclesiastical provinces), 218
dioceses (2 of which are Eastern
eparchies under Latin jurisdiction), 7
territorial prelatures, the
Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba and the
Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis under the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the
Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico, the
Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil, the
Military Ordinariate of Brazil, and the
Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (the only personal apostolic administration in the world). These 275 divisions make the largest number of particular churches in any country.
Sui iuris Latin Church Jurisdictions
- Exempt dioceses, directly subject to the Holy See
Latin (or mixed) Catholic Provinces in Brazil
Region South I
State of
São Paulo.
Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida
Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu
Ecclesiastical Province of São Paulo, 1908.
Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo
Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba
Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto
Ecclesiastical province of Campinas
Region South II
State of
Paraná.
Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba
Ecclesiastical province of Maringá
Ecclesiastical province of Londrina
Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel
Region South III
State of
Rio Grande do Sul.
Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo
Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre
Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria
Region South IV
State of
Santa Catarina.
Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis
Region North I
State of
Amazonas.
Ecclesiastical province of Manaus
Provinces in the state of Pará.
Region North II
State of
Pará.
Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará
Ecclesiastical province of Santarém
Region North III
State of
Tocantins.
Ecclesiastical province of Palmas
Region East I
State of
Rio de Janeiro.
Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Ecclesiastical province of Niterói
Region East II
Region East 2.
State of
Minas Gerais.
Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte
Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora
Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina
Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba
Ecclesiastical province of Mariana
Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros
Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre
Region East III
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória
Region Center-West
State of
Goiás and the
Federal District.
Ecclesiastical province of Brasília
Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia
Region West I
State of
Mato Grosso do Sul.
Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande
Region West II
State of
Mato Grosso.
Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá
Region Northwest
States of
Rondônia,
Acre and
Amazonas.
Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho
Region Northeast I
State of
Ceará.
Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza
Natal, Paraíba, Olinda e Recife, Maceió.
Region Northeast II
States of
Pernambuco,
Alagoas,
Paraíba and
Rio Grande do Norte.
Ecclesiastical province of Natal
Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife
Ecclesiastical province of Maceió
Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba
Region Northeast III
States of
Bahia and
Sergipe.
Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia
Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana
Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista
Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju
Region Northeast IV
State of
Piauí.
Ecclesiastical province of Teresina
Region Northeast V
State of
Maranhão.
Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão
Eastern Catholic proper and exempt jurisdictions
Armenian Catholic Church
part of the
Armenian Catholic Church (
Armenian Rite)
- but exempt, directly subject to the Holy See
Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Ecclesiastical province of São João Batista em Curitiba
part of the Eastern particular
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, using its
Ukrainian language
Byzantine rite
Defunct jurisdictions
excluding those which were simply promoted to existing ones above
Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Aparecida is Catedral Basílica Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Aracaju is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Graças.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Botucatu is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Sant’Ana.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Campinas is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Cascavel is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Senhor Bom Jesus.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Curitiba is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana is Catedral Metropolitana Senhora Sant’Ana.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza is Catedral Metropolitana São José.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Londrina is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Maceió is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Mariana is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Natal is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Apresentação.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo is Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Pelotas is Catedral São Francisco de Paula.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria is Catedral Imaculada Conceição.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is
Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião.
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