Archdiocese of Palmas

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Archdiocese of Palmas?1996
2. What is the location?Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil
3. What is the latin name?Archidioecesis Palmensis in Brasilia
4. When was the Archdiocese of Palmas created?It was made in 1996, a few years after Palmas was built.
5. Why did the Archdiocese become an archdiocese?When the Catholic community grew big enough, it needed stronger leadership.

Ecclesiastical: Relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
Metropolitan See: The cathedral church of a metropolitan archbishop, serving as the principal church of an ecclesiastical province.
Suffragan Diocese: A diocese that is subordinate to a metropolitan see within an ecclesiastical province.
Urban Planning: The process of designing and regulating the development of cities and other urban areas.