Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Archidiocesis Sancti Sebastiani Fluminis Ianuarii) in Brazil was established as a territorial prelature on July 19, 1575. It was elevated to the status of a diocese on November 16, 1676. It was later elevated to a metropolitan see on April 27, 1892. On May 6, 2003, the territorial abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro was suppressed and added to the archdiocese. The current Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro is His Eminence Eusébio Cardinal Scheid since 2001. Eugênio Cardinal de Araújo Sales holds the position of Archbishop Emeritus.

[edit] Bishops and Metropolitan Archbishops of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro since 1701

Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade, C.S.J. (8 Aug 1701 - 7 Mar 1721)
Antônio de Guadalupe, O.F.M. (21 Feb 1725 - 31 Aug 1740)
João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. (19 Dec 1740 - 4 Dec 1745)
Antônio de Nossa Senhora do Desterro Malheiro, O.S.B. † (15 Dec 1745 - 5 Dec 1773)
José Joaquim Justiniano Mascarenhas Castello Branco (20 Dec 1773 - 28 Jan 1805)
José Caetano da Silva Coutinho (26 Aug 1806 - 27 Jan 1833 )
Manoel de Monte Rodrigues de Araújo (23 Dec 1839 - 11 Jun 1863)
Pedro Maria de Lacerda (24 Sep 1868 Appointed - 12 Nov 1890)
José Pereira da Silva Barros (25 Jun 1891 - 1 Sep 1893 )
João Fernando Santiago Esberard (12 Sep 1893 - 22 Jan 1897 )
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cardinal Cavalcanti (24 Aug 1897 - 18 Apr 1930)
Sebastiao Leme Cardinal da Silveira Cintra (18 Apr 1930 - 17 Oct 1942)
Jaime Cardinal de Barros Câmara (3 Jul 1943 - 18 Feb 1971 Died)
Eugênio Cardinal de Araújo Sales (13 Mar 1971 - 25 Jul 2001 )
Eusébio Cardinal Scheid, S.C.I. (25 Jul 2001 - )