- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas
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Archdiocese of Palmas
Archidioecesis Palmensis in BrasiliaLocation Country Brazil Statistics Area 29,938 km2 (11,559 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
183,385
140,385 (76.6%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana São José Current leadership Bishop Pedro Brito Guimarães The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas (Latin: Archidioecesis Palmensis in Brasilia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil.
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History
- March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Porto Nacional
Leadership
- Archbishops of Palmas (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (2010.10.20 - present)
- Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (1996.03.27 – 2009.12.30)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
- Diocese of Porto Nacional
- Diocese of Tocantinópolis
- Diocese of Cristalândia
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Aparecida · Aracajú · Belo Horizonte · Belém do Pará · Botucatu · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · Cascavel · Cuiabá · Curitiba · Diamantina · Feira de Santana · Florianópolis · Fortaleza · Goiânia · Juiz de Fora · Londrina · Maceió · Manaus · Mariana · Maringá · Montes Claros · Natal · Niterói · Olinda e Recife · Palmas · Paraíba · Passo Fundo · Pelotas · Porto Alegre · Porto Velho · Pouso Alegre · Ribeirão Preto · Santa Maria · Sorocaba · São Luís do Maranhão · São Paulo · São Salvador da Bahia · São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro · Teresina · Uberaba · Vitória · Vitória da ConquistaCategories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Palmas
- Religious organizations established in 1996
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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