The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba ( la, Archidioecesis Parahybensis) 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 ...
, named after the city of João Pessoa, which used to be named
Paraíba
Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...
, in southeastern
Brazil.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a
minor basilica, the
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows (''Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Neves''), in the city of
João Pessoa, the state capital.
History
* Established on April 27, 1892 as Diocese of Paraiba, on territory split off from the then
Diocese of Olinda
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife ( la, Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.
Special churches
* Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a World Herita ...
* Lost territory on 1909.12.29 to establish the then
Diocese of Natal (now Metropolitan itself)
* Promoted on February 6, 1914 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba, having lost territory to establish its senior
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 ...
, the
Diocese of Cajazeiras
* Lost territory twice again to establish more suffragan sees : on 1949.05.14 the
Diocese of Campina Grande and on 1980.10.11 the
Diocese of Guarabira.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,288,000 Catholics (82.8% of 1,556,103 total) on 6,703 km² in 89 parishes and 8 missions with 151 priests (116 diocesan, 35 religious), 37 deacons, 259 lay religious (41 brothers, 218 sisters) and 45 seminarians.
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 ...
sees are :
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajazeiras, a daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande, a daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira, youngest daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos
Bishops
(all
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
)
Episcopal ordinaries
;'' Suffragan Bishops of Paraíba''
* Bishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06 ''see below'')
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Paraíba''
*
Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (''see above'' 1914.02.06 – death 1935.08.15)
*
Moisés Ferreira Coelho Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses.
;Places
* Doctor Moisés Bertoni, a village in the Caazapá department of Paraguay
* Moises Padilla, ...
(1935.08.16 – death 1959.04.18), previously Bishop of
Cajazeiras
Cajazeiras is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. ...
(Brazil) (1914.11.16 – 1932.02.12), then
Titular Archbishop of
Berœa (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraíba (1932.02.12 – succession 1935.08.16)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Manuel Pereira da Costa (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20),
Titular Bishop of
Knin (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20); later Bishop of
Nazaré (Brazil) (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23), Bishop of
Campina Grande (Brazil) (1962.08.23 – retired 1981.05.20), died 2006
*
Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1959.06.20 – retired 1965.05.18), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of
Gibba (1965.05.18 – death 1968.02.23); previously Bishop of
Garanhuns (Brazil) (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1944.09.10 – 1956.10.23), Titular Archbishop of
Cyrrhus (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20) as never succeeding Coadjutor Archbishop of
São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20)
*
José Maria Pires
José Maria Pires (March 15, 1919 – August 27, 2017) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Pires was the oldest living Catholic bishop in Brazil at the time of his death at age 98.
Biography
Pires was born in Córregos, Brazil ...
(1965.12.02 – retired 1995.11.29); previously Bishop of
Araçuaí (Brazil) (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02)
*
Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira (1995.11.29 – retired 2004.05.05), also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1998 – 2003); previously Titular Bishop of
Bitylius (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09) as
Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09), Bishop of
Guarabira (Brazil) (1981.11.09 – 1995.11.29)
*
Aldo de Cillo Pagotto
Aldo di Cillo Pagotto S.S.S. (16 September 1949 – 14 April 2020) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop.
Biography
Pagotto was born in Brazil, 16 September 1949. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1977. He served as coadjutor bishop of the ...
,
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (S.S.S.) (2004.05.05 – retired 2016.07.06), previously
Coadjutor Bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
of
Sobral (Brazil) (1997.09.10 – 1998.03.18) succeeding as Bishop of Sobral (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05)
*''
Apostolic Administrator Genival Saraiva de França (2016.07.06 – 2017.03.08), former Bishop of
Palmares (Brazil) (2000.07.12 – 2014.03.19)
* Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz,
Capuchin Franciscans (O.F.M. Cap.) (2017.03.08 – ...), previously Bishop of
Caicó
Caicó, also known as the City of Prince, is a municipality in the Seridó Ocidental microrregion and Central Potiguar mesorregion, in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil. With a population of 80,726 inhabitants (2021), it is the seventh ...
(Brazil) (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08), Bishop of
Campina Grande (Brazil) (2012.08.08 – 2017.03.08).
Coadjutor archbishop
*
Moisés Sizenando Coelho (1932-1935)
Auxiliary bishops
*
Manuel Pereira da Costa
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel
Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball playe ...
(1954-1959), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
*
Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira (1975-1981), appointed Archbishop here
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Religious organizations established in 1892
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century