Archdiocese of Santa Maria
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria is an archdiocese located in the city of 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