Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Metropolitan archdiocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1551 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1676. It is the oldest Catholic see in Brazil and its archbishop holds the title Primate of Brazil. The current archbishop is Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, appointed in 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 February 1551
- Latin
- Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
- Patron
- São Francisco Xavier
- Annuario code
- 001003002
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,495,439
- Population
- 3,544,658
- Catholic share
- 70.4%
- Priests
- 251
- Catholics per priest
- 9,942
- Extent
- 6,241 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 400
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Sérgio da Rocha
- Born
- 21 October 1959
- Birthplace
- Dobrada
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor stands in São Salvador da Bahia, 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.
The province of São Salvador da Bahia
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AlagoinhasAlagoinhas
- Diocese of AmargosaAmargosa
- Diocese of CamaçariCamaçari
- Diocese of EunápolisEunápolis
- Diocese of IlhéusIlhéus
- Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–CaravelasTeixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Part of the Catholic Church in Brazil, the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia) has its seat in the city of Salvador, Bahia, and its archbishop also holds the title Primate of Brazil. Beyond what the parishes provide, the archdiocese offers a wide range of services, listed on the archdiocesan website. Among them is the Pastoral do Menor service, which works together with CEIFAR in Tancredo Neves to support young people and families with guidance on sexuality and family planning.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].