Raising of Regia of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil to Senatus August 2014

RAISING OF REGIA OF SANTA MARIA, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL, TO SENATUS

A proposal to raise the Regia of Santa Maria to Senatus was unanimously agreed. The new Senatus is to govern the same areas as it already had i.e. the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The State comprises the 4 Archdioceses of Santa Maria, Passo Fundo, Pelotas and Porto Alegre and their respective suffragan dioceses, totalling 14.

The Regia comprises 6 Comitia, 14 Curia, 12 directly affiliated praesidia with 4,446 active, 6,219 auxiliary, 38 Praetorian and 54 Adjutorian members. Ecclesiastical approval has been granted and the Senatus of Sao Paulo to which the Regia is currently affiliated has also given its approval. It was noted at the Concilium meeting that in an area of over 11 million of population there is great scope for growth and development of the Legion of Mary.
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