Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba (Latin: Archidioecesis Parahybensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese, named after the city of João Pessoa, which used to be named Paraíba, in southeastern Brazil.

Archdiocese of Paraíba

Archidioecesis Parahybensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,240,022
1,030,416 (83.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 April 1892 (132 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopManoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, OFMCap
Website
www.arquidiocesepb.org.br

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a minor basilica, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows (Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves), in the city of João Pessoa, the state capital.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,288,000 Catholics (82.8% of 1,556,103 total) on 6,703 km² in 89 parishes and 8 missions with 151 priests (116 diocesan, 35 religious), 37 deacons, 259 lay religious (41 brothers, 218 sisters) and 45 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

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Its Suffragan sees are:

Bishops

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(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of Paraíba
  • Bishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Paraíba

Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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See also

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