Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria (Template:Langx) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
- 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Santa Maria from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
- 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Special churches
- Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora Medianeira, minor basilica
Leadership
- Bishops of Santa Maria
- Miguel de Lima Valverde (6 February 1911 – 10 February 1922)
- Ático Eusébio da Rocha (27 October 1922 – 17 December 1928)
- Antônio Reis (31 July 1931 – 14 September 1960)
- Luís Victor Sartori (14 September 1960 – 10 April 1970)
- Coadjutor bishop 1956–60
- Érico Ferrari (29 April 1971 – 29 April 1973)
- José Ivo Lorscheiter (5 February 1974 – 24 March 2004)
- Hélio Adelar Rubert (24 March 2004 – 13 April 2011)
- Archbishops of Santa Maria
- Hélio Adelar Rubert (13 April 2011 — present)
- Auxiliary bishops
- João Cláudio Colling (1949–1951), appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
- Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1961–1965), resigned; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 1971
- Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, OCD (1969–1971), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Edson Taschetto (Tasquetto) Damian, appointed Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas in 2009
- José Mário Scalon Angonese, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2013
Suffragan Sees
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
- Diocese of Cruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Diocese of Uruguaiana
References
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