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The Catholic Church is the largest denomination in the country, where 123 million people, or 64.6% of the Brazilian population, were self-declared Catholics in 2010. These figures made Brazil the single country with the largest Catholic community in the world. In 2022, Catholics made up 68% of the population.
A Igreja Católica no Brasil é parte da Igreja Católica universal, em comunhão com a liderança espiritual do Papa, em Roma, e da Santa Sé. [ 9] . O catolicismo apostólico romano é atualmente a maior religião do Brasil, ativa no país desde o período pré-colonial, quando foi introduzida por missionários que acompanhavam os colonizadores portugueses.
The history of the Catholic Church in Brazil begins with the region's colonization by the Portuguese. Jesuits played an important role in the early colonies before eventually being expelled. The Catholic Church supported Brazilian independence and worked to secure its place within the country.
This is a list of Catholic churches in Brazil . Cathedrals [ edit] See: List of cathedrals in Brazil. Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Paraíso. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga. Cathedral of Brasília. Cathedral of Maringá. Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes (Canela) Cathedral of Salvador. Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro Cathedral.
The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is the largest Independent Catholic church in Brazil, with 560,781 members as of 2010, and 26 dioceses as of 2021; internationally, it has an additional 6 dioceses and 6 provinces. It is governed by a president bishop and the Episcopal Council.
This report states that the percentage of the population in Brazil of Catholic religion, over the age of 16 years, is just 57%, in contrast to the 64.63% published by CIA and to the 68.6% of Pew Research Center.
The Cathedral of Brasília (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília, "Metropolitan Cathedral. of Brasília") is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília.
