Archdiocese of Santa Maria
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria, [Rio Grande do Sul|Santa Maria]. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
- 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Santa Maria from the Diocese of São [Pedro do Rio Grande]
- 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Special churches
- Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora Medianeira, minor basilica
Leadership
;Bishops of Santa Maria- Miguel [de Lima Valverde]
- Ático Eusébio da Rocha
- Antônio Reis
- Luís Victor Sartori
- * Coadjutor bishop 1956–60
- Érico Ferrari
- José Ivo Lorscheiter
- Hélio Adelar Rubert
- Hélio Adelar Rubert
- João Cláudio Colling, appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
- Walmor Battú Wichrowski, resigned; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 1971
- Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, OCD, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Edson Taschetto (Tasquetto) Damian, appointed Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas in 2009
- José Mário Scalon Angonese, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2013
Suffragan Sees
- Roman [Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul|Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul]
- Diocese of Cruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Diocese of Uruguaiana