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The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The
Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of
Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...
.


Statistics

Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.


History

* 25 February 1551: Established as Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal The Diocese of Funchal ( la, Dioecesis Funchalensis) was created originally on 12 June 1514, by bull ''Pro excellenti præeminentia'' of Pope Leo X, following the elevation of Funchal from a village to the status of city, by King Manuel I of Po ...
, Portugal * 16 November 1676: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia


Properties

*Minor Basilica & World Heritage Church: **
Cathedral of Salvador The Cathedral Basilica of Salvador (''Catedral Basílica de Salvador''), officially dedicated to the Transfiguration of Christ and named ''Primatial Cathedral Basilica of the Transfiguration of the Lord'' is the seat of the Archbishop of the city ...
(''Sé Basílica Primacial da Transfiguração do Senhor'') **
Basilica of St. Sebastian, Salvador The Basilica of St. Sebastian ( pt, Basílica de São Sebastião) Also Basilica of Salvador It is the name given to a neoclassical religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that functions as the abbey church of the Monastery of St. Be ...
(''Basílica Arquiabacial de São Sebastião'', the first benedictine monastery in the New World) **
Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador The Church of Our Lord of Bonfim ( pt, Igreja de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim) is the most famous of the Catholic churches of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It was built in the 18th century on the only line of hills in the Itapagipe Peninsu ...
(''Basílica do Senhor do Bonfim'') **
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Salvador The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( pt, Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia), or the Basilica of the Conception, is a church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is affiliated with the Catholic Church and was built in 1623, making it ...
(''Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia) *Churches ** Church of Our Lady of Penha, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne The Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne ( pt, Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Nazaré, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Ro ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Exile The Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Exile ( pt, Igreja e Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro) is a 17th-century Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The Convent of Our Lady of the Exil ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Chapel of Our Lady of Help The Chapel of Our Lady of Help ( pt, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Capela da Ajuda) is a 20th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It sits on the site of a church of the same name built by the Jesuits in 1549, one of the ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder The Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder ( pt, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Escada) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed as part of the Nossa Senhora de Escada sugar plantation by Lázaro Arévo ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador ** Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows on the
Ilha de Maré Ilha (Portuguese for "island") may refer to the following places in Portugal or Mozambique: *Ilha (Santana), a parish in the municipality of Santana, Madeira *Ilha (Pombal), a former parish in the municipality of Pombal *Island of Mozambique T ...
, a national heritage site **
Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate ( pt, Igreja e Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church and monastery are dedicated to Our L ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey The Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey ( pt, Igreja e Hospício de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem) is an 18th-century Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated ...
, a national heritage site in Salvador **
Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew The Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew ( pt, Igreja Matriz de São Bartolomeu) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church located in Maragogipe, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Bartholomew the Apostle and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archd ...
, a national heritage site in Maragogipe *Residences **
Archbishop's Palace of Salvador The Archbishop's Palace of Salvador ( pt, Palácio Arquiepiscopal de Salvador, also ''Palácio do Arcebispado de Salvador'', ''Palácio Arquiepiscopal da Sé'') is a Roman Catholic residence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located on the Praça ...


Former properties

*The archdiocese abandoned the
Church of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity The Church of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity ( pt, Igreja da Ordem Terceira da Santíssima Trindade) is an abandoned Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. First built as a chapel in 1733 and later ...
in 1990. The church now houses a social project and Catholic residential community.Pastoral de Comunicação
"Comunidade da Trindade celebrou os 15 anos de reabertura do templo"
Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia. 4 April 2017.


Bishops


Ordinaries

;''Bishops'' * Pedro Fernandes Sardinha (25 Feb 1551 - 2 Jun 1556 ) *
Pedro Leitão Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
(23 Mar 1558 - Oct 1573 ) *
Antônio Barreiros Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
(20 Jul 1575 - 11 May 1600 ) *
Constantino Barradas Constantino is a Greek/Portuguese/Spanish given name, also an Italian surname. It is derived from Latin ''Constantinus''. Constantino may refer to: * Constantino Barza *Constantino Brumidi * Constantino Cajetan * Constantino of Braganza * Constanti ...
(23 Sep 1602 - Jun 1618 ) *
Marcos Teixeira de Mendonça Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugu ...
(25 Oct 1621 - 8 Oct 1624 ) * Miguel Pereira (29 Nov 1627 - 16 Aug 1630 ) *
Pedro da Silva Sampaio Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician name for ''Peter (given name), Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic fo ...
(6 Sep 1632 - 15 Apr 1649 ) * Estevão dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes (17 Jun 1669 - 6 Jun 1672 ) *
Constantino Sampaio Constantino is a Greek/Portuguese/Spanish given name, also an Italian surname. It is derived from Latin ''Constantinus''. Constantino may refer to: *Constantino Barza *Constantino Brumidi *Constantino Cajetan *Constantino of Braganza *Constantino d ...
(1672 - 1672) * Estevão dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes (15 Apr 1672 - 6 Jun 1672 ) ;''Archbishops'' * Gaspar Barata de Mendonça (16 Nov 1676 - 1681 ) * João da Madre de Deus Araújo (4 May 1682 - 13 Jun 1686 ) *
Manoel da Ressurreição 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 * M ...
(12 May 1687 - 16 Jan 1691 ) *
João Franco de Oliveira 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 * Jo ...
(9 Jan 1692 - 18 Apr 1701 ), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal *
Sebastião Monteiro da Vida Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''. This name may refer to: People * Sebastião (given name) Places * Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil * Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil * Sebastião ...
(8 Aug 1701 - 7 Sep 1722 ) * Ludovico Alvares de Figueiredo (21 Feb 1725 - 27 Aug 1735 ) * José de Fialho (3 Sep 1738 Appointed - 2 Jan 1741) *
José Botelho de Matos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
(2 Jan 1741 - 7 Jan 1760 ) * Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira (6 Aug 1770 - 22 Jun 1771 ) *
Joaquim Borges de Figueroa Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat ...
(8 Mar 1773 - 13 Jul 1778 ) *
Antônio de São José Moura Marinho Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
(20 Jul 1778 - 9 Aug 1779 ) * Antônio Corrêa (13 Dec 1779 - 12 Jul 1802 ) *
José de Santa Escolástica Álvares Pereira José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(16 Mar 1804 - 3 Jan 1814 ) * Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira (15 Mar 1815 - 18 Nov 1816 ) *
Vicente da Soledade e Castro Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Ca ...
(28 Aug 1820 - 31 Mar 1823 ) * Romualdo Antônio de Seixas Barroso (21 May 1827 - 29 Dec 1860 ) *
Manoel Joaquim da Silveira 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 * M ...
(5 Jan 1861 - 23 Jun 1874 ) *
Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat ...
(19 Dec 1876 - 6 Nov 1879 ) * Luiz Antônio dos Santos (13 Mar 1881 - 26 Jun 1890 ) *
Antônio de Macedo Costa Archbishop Antônio de Macedo Costa (7 Aug 1830 – 20 Mar 1891) was Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia and previously Bishop of Pará. He had been present at the First Vatican Council as a council father.Jerónimo Thomé da Silva (12 Sep 1893 - 15 Feb 1924 ) * Augusto Álvaro da Silva (17 Dec 1924 - 14 Aug 1968 ), Cardinal in 1953 *
Eugênio de Araújo Sales Eugênio, sometimes Eugénio, is a Portuguese masculine given name equivalent to Spanish Eugenio Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian ...
(29 Oct 1968 - 13 Mar 1971 ), Cardinal in 1969; appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro *
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 ...
(25 Mar 1971 - 19 Dec 1986 ), Cardinal in 1973 *
Lucas Moreira Neves Lucas Moreira Neves O.P. (16 September 1925 – 8 September 2002) was a Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. Biography Moreira Neves was born in São João del Rei, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. He was orda ...
(9 Jul 1987 - 25 Jun 1998 ), Cardinal in 1988; appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops * Geraldo Majella Agnelo (13 Jan 1999 - 12 Jan 2011 ), Cardinal in 2001 * Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger (12 Jan 2011 - 11 Mar 2020 ) *
Sérgio da Rocha Sérgio da Rocha (; born 21 October 1959) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 11 March 2020. Previously, he was the Archbishop of Brasília. Biography Da Rocha was born in Dob ...
(11 Mar 2020 - current), Cardinal in 2016


Coadjutor archbishop

* João de Souza Lima (1980-1981), did not succeed to see


Auxiliary bishops

* Manoel dos Santos Pereira (1890-1893), appointed Bishop of Olinda *
Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
(1950-1957), appointed Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia *
José Terceiro de Sousa José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(1955-1957), appointed Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas * Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1961-1965), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara *
Adriano Mandarino Hypólito Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include: * Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theo ...
, O.F.M. (1962-1966), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro * Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. (1967-1971), appointed Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia * Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. (1981-1986), appointed Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul *
Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...
, O.F.M. (1982-1986), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul * José Carlos Melo, C.M. (1991-2000), became Archbishop (personal title) in 1999; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas *
José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (born 13 May 1948) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the Archbishop of Fortaleza since his appointing on 13 January 1999. Biography Born in 1948, first of six b ...
(1991-1999), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara *
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (born 26 April 1954) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1998 till 2004, when he became archbishop of Belo Horizonte. In 2010 he also became bishop ...
(1998-2004), appointed Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais *
Dominique Marie Jean Denis You "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bor ...
(2002-2006), appointed Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia * Josafá Menezes da Silva (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia *
João Carlos Petrini 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 * ...
(2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia * Gregório Paixão Neto (2006-2012), appointed Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro *
Gilson Andrade da Silva Gilson may refer to: Places *Gilson, Warwickshire, a hamlet in Warwickshire, England *Gilson, Illinois, a village in the United States *Gilson Butte in Utah, a United States rocket launching site Other uses *Gilson (name) *Gilson (footballer, born ...
(2011-2018), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro *
Giovanni Crippa Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...
, I.M.C. (2012-2014), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe *
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 ...
(2013-) * Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (2014-2020), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia *
Hélio Pereira dos Santos Hélio is a Portuguese given name: * Hélio (footballer), Brazil-born Hong Kong footballer Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (born 1986) * Helio Alves * Helio André * Helio Batista (footballer, born 1973) * Hélio Batista (footballer, born 1990), ...
(2016-)


Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

*
Manoel da Silva Gomes 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 * M ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Ceará) in 1911 * Miguel de Lima Valverde, appointed Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in 1911


Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Alagoinhas *
Diocese of Amargosa The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa ( la, Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. History * 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa fro ...
* Diocese of Camaçari * Diocese of Cruz das Almas * Diocese of Eunápolis *
Diocese of Ilhéus 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 associ ...
* Diocese of Itabuna * Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas


Sources


GCatholic.orgArchdiocese website
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