Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia Arquidiocese de Porto Alegre | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God, Porto Alegre | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Territory | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,530 km2 (5,220 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 156 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 May 1848 (177 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter |
| Secular priests | 362 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
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| Bishops emeritus | Dadeus Grings |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesepoa | |
The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
The archdiocese's cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of God in Porto Alegre. Archbishop Emeritus Dadeus Grings was succeeded by the incumbent, Archbishop Jaime Spengler, who was appointed on 18 September 2013 by Pope Francis, and installed on 15 November 2013.