Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida (Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.

History

 * 19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté

Archbishops of Aparecida

 * Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (1964-1982)
 * Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1982-1995)
 * Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. (1995-2004)
 * Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (2004-2016)
 * Orlando Brandes (2016–present)

Coadjutor archbishops

 * Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. (1964-1977); did not succeed to see
 * Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1977-1982)

Auxiliary bishop

 * Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R. (2012-2016), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Caraguatatuba
 * Diocese of Lorena
 * Diocese of São José dos Campos
 * Diocese of Taubaté