| Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia |
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God, Porto Alegre |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Territory | Gravataí, Glorinha, Alvorada, Cachoeirinha, Viamão, Guaíba, Arambaré, Arroio dos Ratos, Barão do Triunfo, Barra do Ribeiro, Butiá, Camaquã, Cerro Grande do Sul, Charqueadas, Chuvisca, Cristal, Eldorado do Sul, General Câmara, Mariana Pimentel, Minas do Leão, São Jerônimo, Sentinela do Sul, Sertão Santana e Tapes, Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, Nova Santa Rita and Porto Alegre. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Metropolitan | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul |
| Population - Catholics |
2,401,782 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | August 15, 1910 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God |
| Patron saint | Mother of God |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Dadeus Grings Archbishop of Porto Alegre |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Jaime Spengler and Agenor Girardi |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesepoa.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius X on August 15, 1910.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady, Mother of God. The current Archbishop of Porto Alegre is His Excellency Dadeus Grings, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on February 7, 2001.
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