Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória

Archdiocese of Vitória Archidioecesis Victoriensis Spiritus Sancti
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória
Statistics
Area	7,234 km² (2,793 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,983,150 1,868,722 (62.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 November 1895 (121 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC.
Auxiliary Bishops	Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D.
Website
www.aves.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis Spiritus Sancti) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.

History

15 November 1895: Established as Diocese of Espírito Santo from the Diocese of Niterói
16 February 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória

Leadership

Archbishops of Vitória (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. (2004.04.14 – present)
- Archbishop Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (1984.04.27 – 2004.04.14)
- Archbishop João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque (1958.05.26 – 1984.04.27)
- Archbishop João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque (1957.04.29 – 1958.05.26)
Bishops of Espírito Santo (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1951.12.15 – 1957.03.14)
- Bishop Luiz Scortegagna (1933.07.28 – 1951.12.01)
- Bishop Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza (1918.01.28 – 1933.07.28)
- Bishop Fernando de Souza Monteiro, C.M. (1901.08.21 – 1916.03.23)
- Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1896.08.29 – 1901.05.18)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Spirito Santo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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Coordinates: 20°19′12″S 40°20′14″W / 20.3199°S 40.3372°W / -20.3199; -40.3372

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