Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá (Latin: Archidioecesis Cuiabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.

Archdiocese of Cuiabá Archidioecesis Cuiabensis Arquidiocese de Cuiabá
The Metropolitan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cuiabá
Statistics
Area	24,542 km2 (9,476 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 851,961 724,166 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	6 December 1745 (279 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus in Cuiabá
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mário Antônio da Silva
Bishops emeritus	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B.
Website
www.arquidiocesecuiaba.org.br

History

• December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Cuiabá
• March 10, 1910: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Cuiabá (Roman rite)^[1]
  • Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva (2022.02.23 – present)
  • Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2004.06.09 – 2022.02.23)
  • Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1981.08.15 – 2004.06.09)
  • Archbishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – 1981.08.15)
  • Archbishop Francisco de Aquino Correia, S.D.B. (1921.08.26 – 1956.03.22)
  • Archbishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (1910.03.10 – 1921.07.09)
• Bishops of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Carlos Luiz d’Amour (later Archbishop) (1877.09.21 – 1910.03.10)
  • Bishop José Antônio dos Reis (1832.07.02 – 1876.10.11)
  • Bishop José Maria Macerata (1826.07.15 – 1831)
• Prelates of Cuiabá (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop José Maria Macerata (1823 – 1826.07.15)
  • Bishop Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.J. (1804.10.29 – 1822.08.01)
  • Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil (1782.01.23 – 1788.03.07), appointed Prelate of Goiás

Coadjutor bishops

• Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1905-1911), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul
• Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. (1975-1981)
• Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2003-2004)

Auxiliary bishops

• Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. (1914-1921), appointed Archbishop here
• Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1950-1956), appointed Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Barra do Garças
• Diocese of Diamantino
• Diocese of Juína
• Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
• Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
• Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
• Diocese of Sinop
• Territorial Prelature of São Félix

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website

Historic properties

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá has many historic structures, some listed under federal, state, or municipal protection.

• Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict, built 1730, listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1975^{[2]: 32–33}
• Church of Our Lady of the Good Death, built ca. 1810, listed by Mato Grosso in 1993^[2]: 34
• Church of Saint Gonçalo^[2]: 36
• Church of Our Lord of the Steps^[2]: 36
• Church of Our Lady of Good Delivery