Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
Archdiocese of Cuiabá Archidioecesis Cuiabensis Arquidiocese de Cuiabá  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,542 km2 (9,476 sq mi) | 
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| Rite | Latin Rite | 
| Established | 6 December 1745 (279 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus in Cuiabá | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mário Antônio da Silva | 
| Bishops emeritus | Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B.  | 
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá (Latin: Archidioecesis Cuiabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.
History
- December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
 - July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Cuiabá
 - March 10, 1910: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
 
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Cuiabá (Roman rite)[1]
- Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva (2022.02.23 – present)
 - Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2004.06.09 – 2022.02.23)
 - Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1981.08.15 – 2004.06.09)
 - Archbishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – 1981.08.15)
 - Archbishop Francisco de Aquino Correia, S.D.B. (1921.08.26 – 1956.03.22)
 - Archbishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (1910.03.10 – 1921.07.09)
 
 - Bishops of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (later Archbishop) (1877.09.21 – 1910.03.10)
 - Bishop José Antônio dos Reis (1832.07.02 – 1876.10.11)
 - Bishop José Maria Macerata (1826.07.15 – 1831)
 
 - Prelates of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José Maria Macerata (1823 – 1826.07.15)
 - Bishop Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.J. (1804.10.29 – 1822.08.01)
 - Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil (1782.01.23 – 1788.03.07), appointed Prelate of Goiás
 
 
Coadjutor bishops
- Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1905-1911), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul
 - Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1975-1981)
 - Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2003-2004)
 
Auxiliary bishops
- Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. (1914-1921), appointed Archbishop here
 - Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1950-1956), appointed Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco
 
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Barra do Garças
 - Diocese of Diamantino
 - Diocese of Juína
 - Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
 - Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
 - Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
 - Diocese of Sinop
 - Territorial Prelature of São Félix
 
Sources
Historic properties
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá has many historic structures, some listed under federal, state, or municipal protection.
- Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict, built 1730, listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1975[2]: 32–33
 - Church of Our Lady of the Good Death, built ca. 1810, listed by Mato Grosso in 1993[2]: 34
 - Church of Saint Gonçalo[2]: 36
 - Church of Our Lord of the Steps[2]: 36
 - Church of Our Lady of Good Delivery
 
References
- ^ "Arcebispos" (in Portuguese). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
 - ^ a b c d Claudio Quoos Conte; Marcus Vinícius De Lamonica Freire (2005). Centro Histórico de Cuiabá, patrimônio do Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasília: National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage. ISBN 978-85-87226-25-9. OL 31764598M. Wikidata Q123696539.
 
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