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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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The address the register holds for Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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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.

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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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