Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió

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

Archdiocese of Maceió Archidioecesis Maceiensis
Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 1,452,476 944,100 (65.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 July 1900 (124 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop-designate	Dom. Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus	Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.
Website
www.centenarioarqmaceio.com.br

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

• Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1955-1963)
• Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1974-1976)
• José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2000-2002)

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

• Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
• Diocese of Penedo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy