Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió

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 (123 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

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

• 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

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article The Diocese of Alagoas.