Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano) is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.

Archdiocese of Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano

Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano
Cathedral
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area11,622 km2 (4,487 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,195,000
887,000 (74.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established30 August 1677 (347 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGilberto Pastana de Oliveira, OFM
Website
www.arquidiocesedesaoluis.org

Its cathedral is a World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória. It is located in the city of São Luís do Maranhão.

Properties

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History

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  • Established on 30 August 1677 as Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, on territory split off from the Diocese of Olinda
  • Lost territory pn 4 March 1720 to establish Diocese of Belém do Pará
  • Lost territory on 10 February 1902 to establish Diocese of Piaui
  • 2 December 1921: Promoted as Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • 10 February 1922: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, having lost territory to establish the then Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú (now suffragan diocese of Grajau)
  • Lost territory on 1939.07.22 to establish suffragan Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão and Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro (now a suffragan diocese)
  • Lost territory on 1962.10.30 to establish suffragan Diocese of Viana
  • Lost territory on 1968.06.22 to establish suffragan Diocese of Bacabal
  • Lost territory on 1971.09.14 to establish suffragan Diocese of Brejo
  • Lost territory on 1977.08.26 to establish suffragan Diocese of Coroatá
  • It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in October 1991.

Bishops

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(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of São Luís do Maranhão
Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
Metropolitan Archbishops of São Luís do Maranhão

Auxiliary bishops

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Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Benedito Araújo, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia in 2011

Province

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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses:

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