Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Portalegren(siós) in Brasilia
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 7 May 1848
- Latin
- Portalegren(siós) in Brasilia
- Patron
- Saint Peter
- Annuario code
- 001002644
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,500,000
- Population
- 3,395,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 73.6%
- Priests
- 362
- Catholics per priest
- 6,906
- Extent
- 13,530 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 185
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
- Jaime Spengler
- Born
- 6 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Gaspar
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI (O.F.M.)
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
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God stands in Porto Alegre, 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 Porto Alegre
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Caxias do SulCaxias do Sul
- Diocese of MontenegroMontenegro
- Diocese of Novo HamburgoNovo Hamburgo
- Diocese of OsórioOsório
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.