Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Archdiocese of Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano

Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano
Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area11,622 km2 (4,487 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,195,000
  • 887,000 (74.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established30 August 1677 (348 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopGilberto Pastana de Oliveira, OFM
Website
www.arquidiocesedesaoluis.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano) is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.

Its cathedral, located in the city of São Luís do Maranhão, is a World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral de São Luís do Maranhão.

On 2 December 1921, by a decree of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation, it was elevated to the rank of archdiocese and on 10 February 1922, by the bull Rationi congruit of Pope Pius XI, to the metropolitan see.