Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
| Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God, Porto Alegre | |
| 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 (167 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)[1][2] |
| 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 an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on 7 May 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius X on 15 August 1910.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God. Archbishop Emeritus Dadeus Grings succeeded the late Archbishop Emeritus Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R., as Archbishop of Porto Alegre, having served previously under Archbishop Rossato as Coadjutor Archbishop (having been named by Saint Pope John Paul II), on 7 February 2001. Archbishop Emeritus 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.[3]
List of bishops and archbishops of Porto Alegre
- Feliciano Rodrigues de Araujo Prates (1851–1858)
- Sebastião Dias Laranjeira (1860–1888)
- Cláudio Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, CM (1890–1912)
- João Becker (1912–1946)
- Alfredo Scherer (1946–1981)
- João Colling (1981–1991)
- Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. (1991–2001); died 13 May 2014
- Dadeus Grings (2001–2013)
- Jaime Spengler (18 September 2013–present)
Suffragan Sees
See also
References
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/01/27/0059/00128.html
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2016%2F01%2F27%2F0059%2F00128.html
- ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bspengler.html
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- GCatholic.org
"Archdiocese of Porto Alegre". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Coordinates: 30°02′02″S 51°13′48″W / 30.0338°S 51.2301°W