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Diocese of Porto Alegre
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is a Latin Church see in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, erected in 1848 as the Diocese of Sao Pedro do Rio Grande and elevated to an archdiocese in 1910. It has been led by Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., since 2013, with suffragans Caxias do Sul, Montenegro, Novo Hamburgo, and Osorio.
- Archbishop
- Jaime Spengler
- Latin name
- Portalegren(siós) in Brasilia
- Erected
- 7 May 1848
- Cathedral
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God (Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Mãe de Deus)
- Patron
- Saint Peter
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Porto Alegre
- Catholics
- 2,500,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Metropolitana, Rua Espírito Santo 95, 90010-370 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. e fax [051]3228-6199
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Novo Hamburgo 40 km
- Montenegro 45 km
- Diocese of Osório 95 km
- Diocese of Caxias do Sul 96 km
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul 121 km
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul 160 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora das Dores · Porto Alegre <1 km
- Coração de Jesus · Porto Alegre <1 km
- Cristo Bom Pastor · Porto Alegre <1 km
- Cristo Redentor · Porto Alegre <1 km
- Divina Misericórdia · Porto Alegre <1 km
- Divino Espírito Santo · Porto Alegre <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001002644 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08