Archdiocese of Maceió

Archidioecesis Maceiensis
Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2003)
1,452,476
944,100 (65.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 July 1900 (123 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopAntônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.
Bishops emeritusEdvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.
Website
www.centenarioarqmaceio.com.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió (Latin: Archidioecesis Maceiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maceió in Brazil.

History

  • July 2, 1900: Established as Diocese of Alagôas from the Diocese of Olinda
  • August 25, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Maceió
  • February 13, 1920: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Maceió (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.Carm. (2006.11.22 – present)
    • Archbishop José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2002.07.03 – 2006.11.22)
    • Archbishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (1985.10.24 – 2002.07.03)
    • Archbishop José Lamartine Soares (1985.04.02 – 1985.08.18)
    • Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1976.11.24 – 1984.10.07), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
    • Archbishop Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1963.10.19 – 1976.11.24)
    • Archbishop Ranulfo da Silva Farias (1939.08.05 – 1963.10.19)
    • Archbishop Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho (1923.01.19 – 1939.01.10)
    • Archbishop Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1920.02.13 – 1922.07.27)
  • Bishops of Maceió (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (later Archbishop) (1910.11.26 – 1920.02.13)
  • Bishops of Alagôas (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (1901.06.05 – 1910.03.15)

Coadjutor archbishops

Auxiliary bishop

  • Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1968-1974), appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José Maurício da Rocha, appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1919
  • Henrique Soares da Costa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2009

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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