Archdiocese of Vitória
Victorien(sis) Spiritus Sancti
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Vitória, Brazil
The Archdiocese of Vitória is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Established in 1895 as the Diocese of Espírito Santo and elevated to an archdiocese in 1958, it has been led since December 2024 by Archbishop Ângelo Ademir Mezzari.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1895
- Latin
- Victorien(sis) Spiritus Sancti
- Patron
- Nossa Senhora da Vitória
- Annuario code
- 001000123
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,868,722
- Population
- 2,983,150
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 62.6%
- Priests
- 163
- Catholics per priest
- 11,465
- Extent
- 7,234 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 258
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
- Ângelo Ademir Mezzari
- Born
- 2 April 1957
- Birthplace
- Froquilhinha
- Institute
- ROGAZIONISTI DEL CUORE DI GESÙ
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 Nossa Senhora da Vitória stands in Vitória, 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 Vitória
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cachoeiro de ItapemirimCachoeiro de Itapemirim
- Diocese of ColatinaColatina
- Diocese of São MateusSão Mateus
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Vitória in Brazil, this archdiocese carries the Latin name Archidioecesis Victoriensis Spiritus Sancti.
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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.