Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia

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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.

Archbishop
Sérgio da Rocha
Latin name
Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
Erected
25 February 1551
Cathedral
Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor (Cathedral of Salvador)
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
São Salvador da Bahia
Catholics
2,495,439
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Av. Leovigildo Filgueiras 270, Garcia, 40100-000 Salvador, BA, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [071]4009-6666; 4009-6600
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001003002 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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