Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis |
Cathedral |
| Location |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Statistics |
| Area |
4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
3,570,703
3,371,975 (94.4%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda |
| Co-cathedral |
Co-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Antônio Fernando Saburido, O. S. B. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Latin: Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Olinda and Recife in Brazil.
History
- 1614: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco from the Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos
- 11 November 1676: Promoted as Diocese of Olinda
- 5 December 1910: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda
- 26 July 1918: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Abacial do Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda, Olinda
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife
- Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha, Pernambuco
Leadership
- Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (16 Nov 1676 - 27 Sep 1683 )
- João Duarte do Sacramento † ( 1685 - 1685 Died)
- Matias de Figueiredo e Mello † (12 May 1687 - 18 Jul 1694 )
- Francisco de Lima (Lemos), O. Carm. † (22 Aug 1695 - 29 Apr 1704 )
- Manuel Alvares da Costa † (7 Jun 1706 - 20 Jan 1721 )
- José de Fialho, O. Cist. † (21 Feb 1725 - 3 Sep 1738)
- Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (3 Sep 1738 - 17 Nov 1757 )
- Francisco Xavier Aranha † (17 Nov 1757 - 5 Oct 1771 Died)
- Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (8 Mar 1773 - 20 Dec 1773 )
- Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima, C.R.S.A. † (18 Apr 1774 - 14 Jan 1784 )
- Diego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 21 Feb 1794
- José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho † (12 Sep 1794 Appointed - 6 Oct 1806
- José Maria de Araújo, O.S.H. † (6 Oct 1806 Appointed - 21 Sep 1809 Died)
- Antônio de São José Bastos, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1815 - 19 Jul 1819 )
- Tomas Manoel de Noronha e Brito, O.P. † (23 Jun 1828 - 6 Mar 1829 )
- João da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. † (28 Feb 1831 - 30 Apr 1864 )
- Francisco Cardoso Aires † (20 Dec 1867 - 12 May 1870 )
- Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira, O.F.M. Cap. † (21 May 1871 - 4 Jul 1878 )
- José Pereira da Silva Barros † (7 Jan 1881 - 25 Jun 1891 )
- João Fernando Santiago Esberard † (12 May 1891 - 12 Sep 1893 )
- Manoel dos Santos Pereira † (12 Sep 1893 - 25 Apr 1900 )
- Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito † (23 Feb 1901 - 9 Dec 1915 )
- Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra † (29 Apr 1916 - 15 Mar 1921 )
- Miguel de Lima Valverde † (10 Feb 1922 - 7 May 1951 )
- Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior † (17 Nov 1951 - 23 Apr 1960)
- Carlos Gouvêa Coelho † (23 Apr 1960 - 7 Mar 1964 )
- Helder Pessoa Câmara † (12 Mar 1964 - 2 Apr 1985 )
- José Cardoso Sobrinho da Puta, O. Carm. (2 Apr 1985 - 16 Aug 2009)
- Antônio Fernando Saburido, O.S.B. (16 Aug 2009 - )
Suffragan dioceses
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