Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria

Archdiocese of Santa Maria Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Maria
Statistics
Area	18,866 km^2 (7,284 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 488,258 382,247 (78.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 August 1910 (105 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Imaculada Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Hélio Adelar Rubert
Website
www.diocesesantamaria.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria (Latin: Archdioecesis Sanctae Mariae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Santa Maria from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
• 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Special Churches

• Minor Basilica
  • Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora Medianeira

Leadership

• Archbishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2011.04.13 — present)

• Bishops of Santa Maria (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert (2004.03.24 – 2011.04.13)
  • Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter (1974.02.05 – 2004.03.24)
  • Bishop Érico Ferrari (1971.04.29 – 1973.04.29)
  • Bishop Luís Victor Sartori (1960.09.14 – 1970.04.10)
  • Bishop Antônio Reis (1931.07.31 – 1960.09.14)
  • Bishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (later Archbishop) (1922.10.27 – 1928.12.17)
  • Bishop Miguel de Lima Valverde (later Archbishop) (1911.02.06 – 1922.02.10)

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
• Diocese of Cruz Alta
• Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
• Diocese of Santo Ângelo
• Diocese of Uruguaiana

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

Coordinates: 29°41′06″S 53°48′29″W / 29.6849°S 53.8080°W