Diocese of Aparecida

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida is a Latin Church metropolitan see in São Paulo state, Brazil, established as an archdiocese on April 19, 1958. Its cathedral is the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, and its suffragans include Caraguatatuba, Lorena, São José dos Campos, and Taubaté.

Archbishop
Most Rev. Mário Antônio da Silva
Latin name
Apparitiopolitan(us)
Erected
19 April 1958
Cathedral
Catedral Basílica Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida
Patron
Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Our Lady of Aparecida)
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Aparecida
Catholics
164,040
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Rua Barão do Rio Branco 412, C.P. 82, 12570-065 Aparecida, SP, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [012]3104-2707
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000710 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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