Archdiocese of Mariana Archidioecesis Marianensis Arquidiocese de Mariana | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,680 km2 (8,760 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,274,000 (est.) 1,069,000 (est.) (83.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 December 1745 (279 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção |
Secular priests | 171 (diocesan) 24 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Airton José dos Santos |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana (Latin: Archidioecesis Marianensis, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[1]