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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

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The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia.

Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
The Primatial Cathedral Basilica
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
3,544,658
2,495,439 (70.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 February 1551 (473 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Primacial
do Transfiguração do Senhor
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSérgio da Rocha
Auxiliary BishopsMarco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida
Valter Magno de Carvalho
Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior
Bishops emeritusMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Website
www.arquidiocesesalvador.org.br

The Archdiocese offers a wide range of services to complement parish provision. These are listed on the Archdiocesan website.[1] These include, for example, the Pastoral do Menor service working together with CEIFAR in Tancredo Neves to support young people and families by providing guidance on sevuality and family planning[2]

Statistics

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Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.

History

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  • 25 February 1551: Established as Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal, Portugal
  • 16 November 1676: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Properties

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Former properties

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The archdiocese abandoned the Church of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity in 1990. The church now houses a social project and Catholic residential community.[3]

Bishops

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Manuel Joaquim da Silveira, Archbishop of Bahia, Count of São Salvador.
 
Cardinal and Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia Geraldo Majella Agnelo in 2006
Photo: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr.

Ordinaries

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Bishops
Archbishops

Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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References

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  1. ^ "Archdiocesan services". Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "History of CEIFOR". Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Pastoral de Comunicação. "Comunidade da Trindade celebrou os 15 anos de reabertura do templo". Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia. 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
Sources
 
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article São Salvador de Bahia de Todos os Santos.

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