The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió ( la, Archidioecesis Maceiensis) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form l ...
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
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Arch
bishop
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s of Maceió (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes,
O.Carm. (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
Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (4 April 1925 – 28 June 2018) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop.
Câmara Filho was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1948. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
(1976.11.24 – 1984.10.07), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
** Archbishop
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(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), below
** Bishop Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (later Archbishop) (1910.11.26 – 1920.02.13)
* Bishops of Alagôas (Roman Rite), below
** Bishop
Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (1901.06.05 – 1910.03.15)
Coadjutor archbishops
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Adelmo Cavalcante Machado Adelmo is a masculine Spanish and Italian
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(1955-1963)
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Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (4 April 1925 – 28 June 2018) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop.
Câmara Filho was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1948. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
(1974-1976)
*
José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2000-2002)
Auxiliary bishop
*
Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1968-1974), appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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José Maurício da Rocha
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, appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1919
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Henrique Soares da Costa
Henrique Soares da Costa (11 April 1963 – 18 July 2020) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Palmares from 2014 until his death in 2020.
Biography
In 1981, Costa entered the Maceió Seminary and, in 19 ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2009
Suffragan dioceses
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Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
*
Diocese of Penedo
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1900
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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