Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Archdiocese of Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,622 km2 (4,487 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 August 1677 (348 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira, OFM |
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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.