Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba
Archdiocese of Paraíba Archidioecesis Parahybensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1892 (133 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, OFMCap |
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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.