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.
- São JoséBarra do RibeiroMass times recorded
- São JoséGravataíView parish
- São José da FortalezaCerro Grande do SulMass times recorded
- São José da Vila NovaPorto AlegreView parish
- São José do MurialdoPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São José do SarandiPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São José OperárioAlvoradaMass times recorded
- São João BatistaPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São João BatistaCamaquãMass times recorded
- São João BatistaViamãoView parish
- São João BoscoPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São João Paulo IIPorto AlegreView parish
- São João Paulo IIChuviscaView parish
- São João VianneyViamãoMass times recorded
- São Judas TadeuPorto AlegreView parish
- São Luís GonzagaPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São Luís GonzagaCanoasMass times recorded
- São Luís OrionePorto AlegreView parish
- São ManoelPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São NicolauGeneral CâmaraView parish
- São Paulo ApóstoloCanoasMass times recorded
- São PedroSapucaia do SulMass times recorded
- São Pio XCanoasMass times recorded
- São Sebastião MártirPorto AlegreMass times recorded
- São Vicente de PauloCachoeirinhaMass times recorded
- São Vicente Pai dos PobresGravataíMass 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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