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Archdiocese of Santa Maria Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Maria |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,866 km2 (7,284 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 488,258 382,247 (78.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 August 1910 (114 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Leomar Antônio Brustolin |
Bishops emeritus | Hélio Adelar Rubert |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
Website | |
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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.