Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió

Archdiocese of Maceió Archidioecesis Maceiensis
Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	8,545 km^2 (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 (116 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.
Emeritus Bishops	Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. José Carlos Melo, C.M.
Website
www.arquidiocesedemaceio.org.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

Leadership

• Archbishops of Maceió (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.C. (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)
  • 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)
  • Bishop Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (later Archbishop) (1910.11.26 – 1920.02.13)
• Bishops of Alagôas (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (1901.06.05 – 1910.03.15)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
• Diocese of Penedo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 9°39′55″S 35°44′07″W / 9.6652°S 35.7352°W