List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which employ various Eastern Christian rites, and which are in full communion with the Pope in Rome. The Catholic Church in Brazil has a total of 275 particular churches — consisting of 45 archdioceses (which head 45 ecclesiastical provinces), 218 dioceses (2 of which are Eastern eparchies under Latin jurisdiction), 7 territorial prelatures, the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba and the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis under the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico, the Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil, the Military Ordinariate of Brazil, and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney (the only personal apostolic administration in the world). These 275 divisions make the largest number of particular churches in any country. Sui iuris Latin Church Jurisdictions
Latin (or mixed) Catholic Provinces in BrazilRegion South IState of São Paulo. Ecclesiastical province of AparecidaEcclesiastical province of BotucatuEcclesiastical province of São Paulo
Ecclesiastical province of SorocabaEcclesiastical province of Ribeirão PretoEcclesiastical province of CampinasRegion South IIState of Paraná. Ecclesiastical province of CuritibaEcclesiastical province of MaringáEcclesiastical province of LondrinaEcclesiastical province of CascavelRegion South IIIState of Rio Grande do Sul. Ecclesiastical province of Passo FundoEcclesiastical province of PelotasEcclesiastical province of Porto AlegreEcclesiastical province of Santa MariaRegion South IVState of Santa Catarina. Ecclesiastical province of FlorianópolisEcclesiastical province of JoinvilleEcclesiastical province of ChapecóRegion North IState of Amazonas. Ecclesiastical province of ManausRegion North IIState of Pará. Ecclesiastical province of Belém do ParáEcclesiastical province of SantarémRegion North IIIState of Tocantins. Ecclesiastical province of PalmasRegion East IState of Rio de Janeiro. Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroEcclesiastical province of NiteróiRegion East IIState of Minas Gerais. Ecclesiastical province of Belo HorizonteEcclesiastical province of Juiz de ForaEcclesiastical province of DiamantinaEcclesiastical province of UberabaEcclesiastical province of MarianaEcclesiastical province of Montes ClarosEcclesiastical province of Pouso AlegreRegion East IIIEcclesiastical province of VitóriaRegion Center-WestState of Goiás and the Federal District. Ecclesiastical province of BrasíliaEcclesiastical province of GoiâniaRegion West IState of Mato Grosso do Sul. Ecclesiastical province of Campo GrandeRegion West IIState of Mato Grosso. Ecclesiastical province of CuiabáRegion NorthwestStates of Rondônia, Acre and Amazonas. Ecclesiastical province of Porto VelhoRegion Northeast IState of Ceará. Ecclesiastical province of FortalezaRegion Northeast IIStates of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte. Ecclesiastical province of NatalEcclesiastical province of Olinda e RecifeEcclesiastical province of MaceióEcclesiastical province of ParaíbaRegion Northeast IIIEcclesiastical province of São Salvador da BahiaEcclesiastical province of Feira de SantanaEcclesiastical province of Vitória da ConquistaEcclesiastical province of AracajuRegion Northeast IVState of Piauí. Ecclesiastical province of TeresinaRegion Northeast VState of Maranhão. Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do MaranhãoEastern Catholic proper and exempt jurisdictionsArmenian Catholic Churchpart of the Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian Rite)
Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Ecclesiastical province of São João Batista em Curitibapart of the Eastern particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, using its Ukrainian language Byzantine rite Defunct jurisdictionsexcluding those which were simply promoted to existing ones above
Gallery of Brazilian Archdioceses
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