Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba

Archdiocese of Paraíba

Archidioecesis Parahybensis
Coat of arms
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,240,022
  • 1,030,416 (83.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 April 1892 (133 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopManoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, OFMCap
Website
www.arquidiocesepb.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba (Latin: Archidioecesis Parahybensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese, named after the city of João Pessoa, which used to be named Paraíba, in southeastern Brazil.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a minor basilica, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows (Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves), in the city of João Pessoa, the state capital.