Catholic Church in Brazil

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national branch of the Catholic Church religious organization in Brazil

The Catholic Church in Brazil is the largest national branch of Roman Catholicism in the world, deeply influential in the country’s religious, cultural, and social life through its extensive network of dioceses, parishes, and institutions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Church in Brazil	3
Brazilian Catholics	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national branch of the Catholic Church ⓘ religious organization in Brazil ⓘ
abbreviation	CNBB NERFINISHED ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
feastDayOfPrincipalPatron	12 October ⓘ
governingBody	National Conference of Bishops of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Campinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Londrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Manaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Maringá NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Niterói NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Palmas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Recife NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Santarém NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Teresina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Vitória NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeast	Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLeader	Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorShrine	National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimate	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	Brazilian culture ⓘ Brazilian education ⓘ Brazilian politics ⓘ Brazilian social services ⓘ
isMajorReligionIn	Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestNationalBranchOf	Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorLanguageUsed	Portuguese ⓘ
primateSee	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ
principalPatronSaint	Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of Aparecida NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Peter of Alcantara NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
supremePontiff	Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Paul → belongsTo → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Brazil

Bishop of Ponta Grossa → belongsToOrganization → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Archdiocese of Brasília → isPartOf → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro → partOf → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta Grossa → partOf → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas → partOf → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Concordat between the Holy See and Brazil (2008) → party → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia → seeAlso → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Brazil

Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro → seeAlso → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Brazil

Apostle of Brazil → usedByCommunity → Catholic Church in Brazil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazilian Catholics