Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites in Brazil
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The Ordinariate of Brazil for the faithful of the Eastern rite or Brazil of the Eastern Rite (Portuguese: Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil) is an ordinariate (diocese-like structure of the Catholic Church) for the Eastern Catholics in Brazil without proper jurisdiction of their own particular churches sui iuris.
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Brazil | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 1998) 10,000 |
Parishes | 4 |
Information | |
Rite | Several |
Established | 14 November 1951 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches, not part of any ecclesiastical province. The ordinariate is headquartered Rua Cosme Velho 470, 20241-090 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil and currently governed by Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, (Latin) Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, but not vested in a particular see.