Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

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Metropolitan archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1575 as a prelature and raised to an archdiocese in 1892. Its principal patron is Saint Sebastian. The current archbishop is Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, OCist, in office since 2009.

Archbishop
Orani Tempesta
Latin name
Sancti Sebastiani Fluminis Ianuarii
Erected
16 November 1676 (origins 1575)
Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian (Rio de Janeiro Cathedral)
Patron
Saint Sebastian
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Catholics
3,320,334
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Rua Benjamin Constant 23, 7° andar, Glória, 20241-150 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [021]2292-3132; 3916-3132; fax 3916-3231
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001003003 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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