Archdiocese of Santa Maria

Archdiocese of Santa Maria; Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae
	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Maria
Statistics
Area	18,866 km2 (7,284 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2004); 488,258; 382,247 (78.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 August 1910 (116 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Leomar Antônio Brustolin
Bishops emeritus	Hélio Adelar Rubert
Website
	www.arquism.com

Archdiocese of Santa Maria — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria (Latin: Archdioecesis Sanctae Mariae) 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 (6 February 1911 – 10 February 1922)
Ático Eusébio da Rocha (27 October 1922 – 17 December 1928)
Antônio Reis (31 July 1931 – 14 September 1960)
Luís Victor Sartori (14 September 1960 – 10 April 1970)
- Coadjutor bishop 1956–60
Érico Ferrari (29 April 1971 – 29 April 1973)
José Ivo Lorscheiter (5 February 1974 – 24 March 2004)
Hélio Adelar Rubert (24 March 2004 – 13 April 2011)

Archbishops of Santa Maria

Hélio Adelar Rubert (13 April 2011 — present)

Auxiliary bishops

João Cláudio Colling (1949–1951), appointed Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1961–1965), resigned; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 1971
Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, OCD (1969–1971), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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