Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia Arquidiocese de Porto Alegre
Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 May 1848 (175 years ago)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre
Patron saint	Saint Peter
Secular priests	362
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Jaime Spengler
Auxiliary Bishops	Leomar Antônio Brustolin Aparecido Donizete de Souza Adilson Pedro Busin Darley José Kummer
Bishops emeritus	Dadeus Grings
Map
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink.
Website
arquidiocesepoa.org.br

The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (

• It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by
  Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  .
• It was elevated by
  Diocese of Uruguaiana
  .
• Lost territories on 1934.09.08 to establish the
  Territorial Prelature of Vacaria
• 1957.01.18: Gained territory back from above Territorial Prelature of Vacaria
• Lost territories repeatedly : on 1959.06.20 to establish
  Diocese of Montenegro
  , as its suffragan
• It enjoyed a
  Papal visit from Pope John Paul II
  in July 1980.

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro, its daughter
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo, its daughter
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Osório, its daughter

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries, and current auxiliary bishops

Suffragan Bishops of São Pedro do Rio Grande

• Feliciano Rodrigues de Araujo Prates (1851.05.05 – death 1858.05.27)
• Sebastião Dias Laranjeira (1860.09.28 – death 1888.08.13)
• CM (1890.06.26 – 1910.08.15 see below), previously Bishop of Goiás
  (Brazil) (1881.05.13 – 1890.06.26)
  • Montes Claros
    (Brazil) (1911.03.07 – 1943.07.20)

• Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus
  (1912.01.09 – death 1924.05.26)
• Santa Catarina
  (Brazil) (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01)
• Alfredo Scherer (1946.12.30 – 1981.08.29), Cardinal in 1969; previously Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1946.06.13 – 1946.12.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (1946.06.13 – 1946.12.30)
• Passo Fundo
  (Brazil) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)
• Coadjutor Archbishop
  of Porto Alegre (1989.03.15 – succession 1991.07.17)
• Dadeus Grings (2001.02.07 – retired 2013.09.18); previously Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) (1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12), Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre (2000.04.12 – succession 2001.02.07)
• Jaime Spengler (18 September 2013– ...), previously Titular Bishop of Patara (2010.11.10 – 2013.09.18) as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (2010.11.10 – 2013.09.18)
  • Auxiliary Bishop (2015.01.07 – ...) Leomar Antônio Brustolin, Titular Bishop of Tigava
  • Auxiliary Bishop (2015.12.30 – ...) Aparecido Donizete de Souza, Titular Bishop of Macriana minor
  • Auxiliary Bishop (2016.01.27 – ...) Adilson Pedro Busin, CS, Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera
  • Auxiliary Bishop (2019.04.10 - ...) Darley José Kummer, Titular Bishop of Elvas

Coadjutor bishops

• João Antônio Pimenta (1906-1911), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Montes Claros
• Altamiro Rossato, CSsR (1991-2001)
• Dadeus Grings (2000-2001)

Previous auxiliary episcopate, in reverse chronological order

BIOS TO ELABORATE & WORK IN

• • Auxiliary Bishop: Agenor Girardi, MSC (2010.12.22 – 2015.05.06), appointed Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Remídio José Bohn (2006.01.18 – 2011.12.28), appointed Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop::Jaime Spengler, OFM (2010.11.10 - 2018.09.18), appointed Archbishop here
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS (2006.01.18 – 2010.06.16), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Jacinto Inácio Flach (2003.11.12 – 2009.09.16), appointed Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (1998.03.11 – 2001.01.10), appointed Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo; future Archbishop
  • Auxiliary Bishop: José Clemente Weber (1994.03.23 – 2004.06.15), appointed Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Osvino José Both (1990.06.26 – 1995.11.22), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul; future Archbishop
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Thadeu Gomes Canellas (1983.11.19 – 1999.11.10), appointed Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: José Mário Stroeher (1983.03.25 – 1986.08.08), appointed Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Urbano José Allgayer (1974.02.05 – 1982.02.04), appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, OCD (1971.05.05 – 2001.06.27)
  • Auxiliary Bishop: José Ivo Lorscheiter (1965.11.12 – 1974.02.05), appointed Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Edmundo Luís Kunz (1955.08.01 – 1988.09.12)
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Alfredo Vicente Scherer (1946.06.13 - 1946.12.30), appointed Archbishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Luiz Felipe de Nadal, appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul in 1955
• Zeno Hastenteufel, appointed Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul in 2001
• Jacinto Bergmann
  , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 2002
• Liro Vendelino Meurer, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Passo Fundo in 2009
• Rodolfo Luís Weber, appointed Prelate of Cristalândia in 2009
• Silvio Guterres Dutra, appointed Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul in 2018

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
• Roman Catholicism in Brazil
• Mother Church of the Immaculate Conception (Viamão)

References

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org, with Google map & - satellite photo - data for all sections~
• "Archdiocese of Porto Alegre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
•  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Porto Alegre". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.