The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju ( la, Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis) is a Latin Metropolitan
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in the State of
Sergipe, northeastern
Brazil. Its
cathedral archiepiscopal see is
Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral (''Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao''), dedicated to
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, in the city of
Aracaju. Two
World Heritage Sites are owned by the Archdiocese in
São Cristóvão
São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest settlement in Brazil. São Crist ...
, Sergipe: the
Misericórdia Hospital and Church
The Misericórdia Hospital and Church ( pt, Igreja e Santa Casa da Misericórdia) is a 17th-century Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church and orphanage located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is built in the Baroque architecture, Baroque ...
(''Igreja de Santa Casa de Misericórdia'') and the
Church and Convent of Santa Cruz
The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz ( pt, Igreja e Convento de Santa Cruz), also known as the Church and Convent of São Francisco ( pt, Igreja e Convento de São Francisco) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic structure located in São Cristóvão, ...
, also known as the Church and Convent of Saint Francis.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,086,000 Catholics (84.1% of 1,292,000 total) on 7,019 km² in 99 parishes with 159 priests (129 diocesan, 30 religious), 21 deacons, 321 lay religious (119 brothers, 202 sisters) and 34 seminarians.
History
It was established on January 3, 1910, as Diocese of Aracaju, on territory split off from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
.
On April 30, 1960, it was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju, losing territory to establish its two suffragans:
Diocese of Estância and
Diocese of Propriá.
Ecclesiastical province
Its
Suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
dioceses are both daughter sees :
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Propriá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Propriá ( la, Dioecesis Propriensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Aracaju in Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see ...
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Latin Rite Brazilians)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Aracaju''
*
José Tomas Gomes da Silva (1911.05.12 – death 1948.10.31)
*
Fernando Gomes dos Santos
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
(1949.02.01 – 1957.03.07), previously Bishop of
Penedo (Brazil) (1943.01.09 – 1949.02.01); later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Goiânia (Brazil) (1957.03.07 – death 1985.06.01)
* José Vicente Távora (1957.11.20 – 1960.04.30 ''see below''), previously
Titular Bishop of
Prusias ad Hypium (1954.06.23 – 1957.11.20) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
(São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1954.06.23 – 1957.11.20)
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Aracaju''
*
José Vicente Távora (''see above'' 1960.04.30 – death 1970.04.03)
*
Luciano José Cabral Duarte (1971.02.12 – retired 1998.08.26), also First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1979 – 1983); succeeded as former Titular Bishop of
Gadiaufala (1966.07.14 – 1971.02.12) and Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (1966.07.14 – 1971.02.12)
*
José Palmeira Lessa (1998.08.26 – 2017.01.18); previously Titular Bishop of
Sita (1982.06.21 – 1987.10.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of
(São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1982.06.21 – 1987.10.30), Bishop of
Propriá (Brazil) (1987.10.30 – 1996.12.06),
Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracaju (1996.12.06 – succession 1998.08.26)
* João José da Costa,
Carmelite Order
, image =
, caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites
, abbreviation = OCarm
, formation = Late 12th century
, founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel
, founding_location = Mount Ca ...
(O. Carm.) (2017.01.18 – ...), previously Bishop of
Iguatu (Brazil) (2009.01.07 – 2014.11.05), Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracaju (2014.11.05 – succession 2017.01.18).
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor archbishops
*
José Palmeira Lessa (1996-1998)
*
João José da Costa
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
* ...
,
O. Carm. (2016-2017)
Auxiliary bishops
*
Nivaldo Monte
Nivaldo may refer to:
* Nivaldo (name)
* Nivaldo (footballer, born 1974), born ''José Nivaldo Martins Constante'', Brazilian football goalkeeper
* Nivaldo (footballer, born 1975), born ''Nivaldo Lourenço da Silva'', Brazilian football midfiel ...
(1963-1965), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
*
Luciano José Cabral Duarte (1966-1971), appointed Archbishop here
*
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral Edvaldo is a given name. It may refer to:
* Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (1934-2002), known as Dida, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
* Edvaldo Izidio Neto (1934-2002), known as Vavá, Brazilian football striker
* Edvaldo Oliveira (born 1963) ...
, S.D.B. (1975-1980), appointed Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui
*
Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1981-1986), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe
*
João Maria Messi
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
* ...
, O.S.M. (1988-1995), appointed Bishop of Irecê, Bahia
*
Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas
*
Henrique Soares da Costa (2009-2014), appointed Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Manuel Raimundo de Melo
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
, appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia in 1914
*
Avelar Brandão Vilela
Avelar Brandão Vilela (June 13, 1912 – December 19, 1986) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1971 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.
Biograp ...
. appointed
Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco in 1946; future Cardinal
*
Luciano José Cabral Duarte. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju, Sergipe in 1966.
*
Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida
Marco may refer to:
People
* Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...
, appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe in 2003
*
Carlos Alberto dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia in 2005
*
Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org with Google mapa & - satellite photo; data for all sectionsDiocese website
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