Metropolitan see Porto Velho, Brazil
Archdiocese of Porto Velho
Portus Veteris
Latin Church
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho is a Latin Church see in Rondonia, Brazil, established as a territorial prelature in 1925 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1982. It has been led by Archbishop Roque Paloschi since 2015.
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- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 598,000
- Priests
- 36
- Territory
- 84,696 km²
Parishes and churches
29 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sagrado Coração de JesusPorto Velho · CathedralMass times recorded
- Coração Sagrado de JesusJaci ParanáView parish
- Cristo ReiAriquemesMass times recorded
- Divino Espírito SantoPorto VelhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaMachadinho d’OesteView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaPorto VelhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora AuxiliadoraAlto ParaísoMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoCandeias do JamariMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasPorto VelhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaPorto VelhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora de LourdesItapuã do OesteView parish
- Nossa Senhora de NazaréPorto VelhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora do AmparoPorto VelhoMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroPorto VelhoMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioPorto VelhoView parish
- Rainha dos ApóstolosAriquemesView parish
- Sagrada FamíliaPorto VelhoView parish
- Santa ClaraPorto VelhoView parish
- Santa LuziaPorto VelhoMass times recorded
- Santa MartaBuritisMass times recorded
- São CristóvãoPorto VelhoView parish
- São Francisco de AssisAriquemesView parish
- São JoséMonte NegroView parish
- São José OperárioPorto VelhoView parish
- São João BatistaPorto VelhoView parish
- São João BatistaCalamaMass times recorded
- São João BatistaCujubimView parish
- São João BoscoPorto VelhoMass times recorded
- São Luiz GonzagaPorto VelhoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Roque Paloschi
- Born
- 5 November 1956
- Birthplace
- Lageado
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The cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus stands in Porto Velho, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The city of Porto Velho in Brazil is home to this archdiocese, known in Latin as Archidioecesis Portus Veteris.
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