Archdiocese of Brasília

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of BrasÃÂlia () is ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of BrasÃÂlia in Brazil. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see.

History

January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of BrasÃÂlia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of GoiÃÂ¢nia
October 11, 1966: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of BrasÃÂlia

Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (1960Ã¢ÂÂ1984), was Archbishop (personal title) until the see was raised to archdiocese in 1966
JosÃÂ© Freire FalcÃÂ£o (1984Ã¢ÂÂ2004) (Cardinal in 1988)
JoÃÂ£o Braz de Aviz (2004Ã¢ÂÂ2011), appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (Cardinal in 2012)
SÃÂ©rgio da Rocha (2011Ã¢ÂÂ2020) (Cardinal in 2016), appointed Archbishop of SÃÂ£o Salvador da Bahia
Paulo Cezar Costa (2020Ã¢ÂÂpresent) (Cardinal in 2022)

AloÃÂsio SinÃÂ©sio Bohn (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, RÃÂo Grande do Sul
Geraldo do EspÃÂrito Santo ÃÂvila (1977-1990), appointed Archbishop of Brazil, Military
Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1986-2004), appointed Archbishop of Aparecida, SÃÂ£o Paulo (Cardinal in 2010)
Alberto Taveira CorrÃÂªa (1991-1996), appointed Archbishop of Palmas, Tocantins
JÃÂ©sus Rocha (1993-2004), appointed Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
JoÃÂ£o Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (1994-2004)
Francisco de Paula Victor (1996-2011)
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (2011-2019), appointed Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
Valdir Mamede (2013-2019), appointed Bishop of Catanduva, SÃÂ£o Paulo
JosÃÂ© Aparecido GonÃÂ§alves de Almeida (2013-
Marcony VinÃÂcius Ferreira (2014-

Waldemar Passini Dalbello, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of GoiÃÂ¢nia, Goias in 2009; Apostolic Administrator here in 2011
JeovÃÂ¡ Elias Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Goias in 2020
Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, appointed Bishop of UruaÃÂ§u (Uruassu), Goias in 2020