Metropolitan see Porto Alegre, Brazil
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Portalegren(siós) in Brasilia
Latin Church
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is a Latin Church see in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, erected in 1848 as the Diocese of Sao Pedro do Rio Grande and elevated to an archdiocese in 1910. It has been led by Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., since 2013, with suffragans Caxias do Sul, Montenegro, Novo Hamburgo, and Osorio.
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- Established
- 1848
- Catholics
- 2,500,000
- Priests
- 362
- Territory
- 13,530 km²
Parishes and churches
146 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoCanoasMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoPorto AlegreView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSapucaia do SulMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoViamãoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoViamãoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da GlóriaGlorinhaMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da GlóriaPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da MisericórdiaPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da PazGuaíbaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da PazPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da PiedadePorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da SalettePorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da SaúdeAlvoradaMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da SaúdePorto AlegreView parish
- Nossa Senhora das DoresSentinela do SulMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora das DoresPorto AlegreView parish
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasCanoasMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasEsteioView parish
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasGravataíView parish
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de BelémPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de CaravaggioPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaSapucaia do SulView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaCanoasMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaGravataíMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaGuaíbaMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaPorto AlegreView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaViamãoMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de LourdesPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de MontserratPorto AlegreMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jaime Spengler
- Born
- 6 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Gaspar
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI (O.F.M.)
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The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God stands in Porto Alegre, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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