Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Cuiaben(sis)

Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Cuiabá, Brazil

The Archdiocese of Cuiaba is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its metropolitan see is the Basilica Cathedral of the Lord Good Jesus in Cuiaba, and it is headed by Archbishop Mario Antonio da Silva, appointed in 2022.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 1745
Latin: Cuiaben(sis)
Patron: Lord Good Jesus
Annuario code: 001001249

The see in figures

Catholics: 872,000
Population: 851,961
Priests: 113
Catholics per priest: 7,717
Extent: 24,542 km²
Catholics per km²: 36

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: Mário Antônio Silva da
Born: 17 October 1966
Birthplace: Itararé

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 Metropolitana Basilica Senhor Bom Jesus stands in Cuiabá, 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 Cuiaba

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of JuínaJuína
Diocese of São FélixSão Félix

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.