Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
| Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis | |
|---|---|
 Metropolitan Cathedral of Holy Saviour of the World | |
| 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 |
| Established | 15 July 1614 (403 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Antônio Fernando Saburido, O.S.B. |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. |
| Website | |
| www.arquidioceseolindarecife.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife (Latin: Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in southeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.
Special churches
- Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, in Olinda
- Its Co-Cathedral is São Pedro dos Clérigos, dedicated to Saint Peter of Clerics, in Recife
- Further it has Minor Basilicas :
- Basílica Abacial do Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda, in Olinda
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Recife
- Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha, Pernambuco
- Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Recife
- Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, in Jaboatão dos Guararapes
History
- Established on 17 July 1614 as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco, on territory split off from the then Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos
- Promoted on 11 November 1676 and renamed after its see as Diocese of Olinda
- Lost territories repeatedly: on 1677.08.30 to establish Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, on 1854.06.06 to establish Diocese of Ceará, on 1892.04.27 to establish Diocese of Paraiba and on 1900.07.02 to establish Diocese of Alagôas
- Promoted on 5 December 1910 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda, having lost territory to establish the Diocese of Floresta, its suffragan
- Renamed on 26 July 1918 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, reflecting its double see
- Lost territories repeatedly again : on 1918.08.02 to establish Diocese of Garanhuns and Diocese of Nazaré, on 1948.08.07 to establish Diocese of Caruaru, and on 1962.01.13 to establish Diocese of Palmares.
Ecclesiastical province
Its Suffragan sees are :
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Floresta, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmares, its junior daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,804,000 Catholics (94.5% of 4,024,000 total) on 4,058 km² in 114 parishes and 689 missions with 277 priests (122 diocesan, 155 religious), 32 deacons, 1,143 lay religious (251 brothers, 892 sisters) with 63 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Olinda
- Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo (born Portugal) (16 Nov 1676 - 27 Sep 1683), next Bishop of Funchal (Madeira, Portugal (27 Sep 1683 – death 1689.05.20)
- João Duarte do Sacramento not possessed (1685 - death 1685)
- Matias de Figueiredo e Mello (12 May 1687 - death 18 July 1694 )
- Francisco de Lima (Lemos), Carmelite Order (O. Carm.) (born Portugal) (22 August 1695 - death 29 April 1704), previously Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1691.12.19 – 22 August 1695)
- Manuel Alvares da Costa (born Portugal) (7 June 1706 - 20 Jan 1721), next Bishop of Angra (Portugal) (1721.01.20 – death 1733.01.10)
- José de Fialho, Cistercian Order (O. Cist.) (born Portugal) (21 Feb 1725 - 3 Sep 1738), next Metropolitan Archbishop of (São Salvador da) Bahia (Brazil) (1738.09.03 – 1741.01.02), Archbishop-Bishop of Guarda (Portugal) (1741.01.02 – 1741.03.18)
- Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, Teresian Carmelites (O.C.D.) (born Portugal) (3 Sep 1738 - death 17 Nov 1757)
- Francisco Xavier Aranha (17 Nov 1757 - death 5 Oct 1771), previously Titular Bishop of Thermopylæ (1754.02.11 – 1757.11.17) as Coadjutor Bishop of Olinda (1754.02.11 – 1757.11.17)
- Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, Augustinian Order (O.E.S.A.) (born Portugal) (8 March 1773 - 20 Dec 1773), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (then Portuguese India) (1773.12.20 – retired 1783.06.23), died 1808
- Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima, Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (C.R.S.A.) (18 April 1774 - died 14 Jan 1784)
- Diego de Jesus Jardim, Hieronymites (O.S.H.) (14 Feb 1785 - 21 Feb 1794), next Bishop of Elvas (Portugal) (1794.02.21 – death 1796.05.30)
- José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho (12 Sep 1794 - 6 Oct 1806), next Bishop of Elvas (Portugal) (1806.10.06 – death 1821.09.12)
- José Maria de Araújo, O.S.H. (born Portugal) (6 Oct 1806 - death 21 Sep 1809)
- Antônio de São José Bastos, Benedictine Confederation (O.S.B.) (15 March 1815 - death 19 July 1819)
- ? Tomaz de Noronha e Brito (1828 – 1829) (23 June 1828 - death 6 March 1829)
- ? Tomas Manoel de Noronha e Britto, Dominican Order (O.P.) (born Portugal) (23 June 1828 - death 6 March 1829)
- João da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. (28 Feb 1831 - retired 30 April 1864), previously Bishop of Cochin (India) (1819.12.17 – 1828.06.23); died 1874
- BIOS to ELABORATE
- Francisco Cardoso Aires, Rosminians (I.C.) (20 Dec 1867 - 12 May 1870)
- Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira, O.F.M. Cap. (21 May 1871 - 4 July 1878)
- José Pereira da Silva Barros (7 Jan 1881 - 25 June 1891)
- João Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (born Spain) (12 May 1891 - 12 Sep 1893)
- Manoel dos Santos Pereira (12 Sep 1893 - 25 April 1900 )
- Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito (23 Feb 1901 - 5 Dec 1910 see below)
- Metropolitan Bishops of Olinda
- Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito (see above 5 Dec 1910- 9 Dec 1915)
- Sebastião (Leme) da Silveira Cintra (29 April 1916 - 29 April 1918 see below)
- Metropolitan Bishops of Olinda & Recife
- Sebastião (Leme) da Silveira Cintra (see above 29 April 1918 - 15 March 1921)
- Miguel de Lima Valverde † (10 Feb 1922 - 7 May 1951)
- Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior † (17 Nov 1951 - 23 April 1960)
- Carlos Gouvêa Coelho † (23 April 1960 - 7 March 1964 )
- Helder Pessoa Câmara † (12 March 1964 - 2 April 1985), world-famous liberation theology icon
- José Cardoso Sobrinho da Puta, O. Carm. (2 April 1985 - 16 August 2009)
- Antônio Fernando Saburido, O.S.B. (16 August 2009 - ...).
Auxiliary Bishops
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop João Batista Portocarrero Costa (1953.07.03 – 1959.01.06)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop João Irineu Joffily (1914.08.18 – 1916.05.04)
- Coadjutor Bishop: João Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (later Archbishop) (1890.06.26 – 1891.05.12)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Francisco Xavier Aranha (1754.02.11 – 1757.11.17)
- Auxiliary Bishop: João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (1988.08.17 – 1994.06.15)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Hilário Moser, S.D.B. (1988.08.17 – 1992.05.27)
- Auxiliary Bishop: José Lamartine Soares (later Archbishop) (1962.11.16 – 1985.04.02)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2000.05.31 – 2005.05.18)
See also
Sources and external links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Olinda. |
- GCatholic.org, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
Coordinates: 8°00′50″S 34°50′57″W / 8.0139°S 34.8491°W
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