Metropolitan see São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano
Latin Church
Latin Catholic metropolitan see in Maranhão, Brazil, erected as a diocese in 1677 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1921. Its cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Victory, is part of the São Luís historic center UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- Established
- 1677
- Catholics
- 887,000
- Priests
- 81
- Territory
- 11,622 km²
Parishes and churches
51 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da VitóriaSão José de Ribamar · CathedralView parish
- Divino Espírito SantoSão LuísView parish
- Espírito Santo do Alto TimbiraParque TimbiraView parish
- Imaculada Conceição da Bem Aventurada VirgemBacabeiraView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaVila São LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida da Foz do Rio AnilSão LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida de Morros do MunimMorrosView parish
- Nossa Senhora da Boa ViagemRio GrandeView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoIcatuView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoCachoeira GrandeView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSão LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição do CoroadinhoVila ConceiçãoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da Glória e São Judas TadeuSão LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora da LuzPaço do LumiarView parish
- Nossa Senhora da PenhaAnjo da GuardaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da Saúde e Santo AntônioAxixá e JuscelinoView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaSão LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaVila LuisãoView parish
- Nossa Senhora de GuadalupeMaiobãoView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroCohatracView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioJoão de DeusView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São BeneditoRosárioView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos RemédiosSão LuísView parish
- Nossa Senhora Mãe da Divina ProvidênciaCidade OperáriaView parish
- Sagrada FamíliaMaiobãoView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusSão José de RibamarView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusSão LuísView parish
- Santa PaulinaSão LuísView parish
- Santa Rita de CássiaSanta RitaView parish
- Santa TerezinhaFilipinhoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira
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The cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória stands in São Luís do Maranhão, 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
A Latin archdiocese in Brazil, São Luís do Maranhão carries the Latin title Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano. Its cathedral, the Catedral de São Luís do Maranhão in the city of São Luís do Maranhão, is a World Heritage Site (Minor). The see was raised to an archdiocese on 2 December 1921 by decree of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation, and then to a metropolitan see on 10 February 1922 through the bull Rationi congruit of Pope Pius XI.
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Thousands join São José de Ribamar pilgrimage in Maranhão
Thousands of pilgrims participated in the Grande Romaria Caminho de São José de Ribamar on Saturday, September 19, in Maranhão. The procession followed the MA-201 highway to honor Saint Joseph of Ribamar, the patron saint of the state. The pilgrimage included eight prayer stations along the route. At each stop, participants paused for approximately ten minutes to reflect on the life, humility, work, and protection of the Holy Family provided by Saint Joseph. The event coincided with the official feast day of Saint Joseph of Ribamar. The date of September 19 is recognized as both a state and municipal holiday in Maranhão through legal decrees established in 2017.
- Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão hosts Maranhão em Adoração
- Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão celebrates city anniversary with Mass
- 4,700 catechists attend II Romaria Nacional de Catequistas in Aparecida
- Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão celebrates São José de Ribamar
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