Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,544,658 2,495,439 (70.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 February 1551 (473 years ago) |
Cathedral |
Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida Valter Magno de Carvalho Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior |
Bishops emeritus | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
Website | |
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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.
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]
Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.
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]
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,544,658 2,495,439 (70.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 February 1551 (473 years ago) |
Cathedral |
Catedral Basílica Primacial do Transfiguração do Senhor |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida Valter Magno de Carvalho Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior |
Bishops emeritus | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
Website | |
www |
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.
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]
Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.
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]