Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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:''There is also a Diocese of Rio de Janeiro (and a Bishop of Rio de Janeiro) in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.'' The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Sebastiani Fluminis Ianuarii, lit. ''"Archdiocese of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro"'') in
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was established as a
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on July 19, 1575. It was elevated to the status of a
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on November 16, 1676. It was later elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on April 27, 1892. On May 6, 2003, the
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of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro lost its territorial rank and was added to the archdiocese. Cardinal
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O. Cist. has been its Archbishop since 2009. Cardinal
Eusébio Scheid Eusébio Oscar Scheid S.C.J. (8 December 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 2001 to 2009. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2003. He was previously Bisho ...
S.C.I., who died on January 13, 2021, was Archbishop
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.


Bishops


Ordinaries

;''Territorial Prelates'' * Bartolomeu Simões Pereira (11 May 1577 Appointed – 1591 Resigned) *
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(1603 Appointed – 1606 Died) * Bartholomeu Lagarto (1606 Appointed – 1606 Died) *
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(1606 Appointed – 1629 Died) *
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( 1629 Appointed – 1629 Died) *
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(22 Jul 1631 Appointed – 1637 Resigned) *
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(1639 Appointed – 1643 Died) *
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(8 Oct 1643 Appointed – 1657 Died) *
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(12 Dec 1658 Appointed – 1671 Died) *
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(1671 Appointed – 14 Dec 1671 Resigned) *
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(15 Feb 1673 Appointed – 28 Aug 1673 Died) ;''Bishops'' *
Manoel Pereira Manoel Pereira, O.P. (1625–1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1675–1680). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Manoel Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 22 Jan 1625 and ordained a pries ...
O.P. (22 Nov 1676 Appointed – 1680 Resigned. ''Manoel Pereira, O.P. was consecrated a Bishop due to his appointment as Bishop of Rio de Janeiro but he resigned the office in 1680 without ever having taken canonical possession of his See''.) * José de Barros Alarcão (19 Aug 1680 Appointed – 6 Apr 1700 Died. ''Bishop Alarcão is counted as the first Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, because his predecessor never travelled to the city and never took canonical possession of the newly erected See; Bishop Alarcão was therefore the first Bishop of Rio to be actually installed in the office''.) * Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade S.C.I. (8 Aug 1701 Appointed – 7 Mar 1721 Died) * Antônio de Guadalupe O.F.M. (21 Feb 1725 Appointed – 31 Aug 1740 Died) * João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho O.C.D. (19 Dec 1740 Appointed – 4 Dec 1745 Resigned) * Antônio de Nossa Senhora do Desterro Malheiro O.S.B. (15 Dec 1745 Appointed – 5 Dec 1773 Died) * José Joaquim Justiniano Mascarenhas Castello Branco (20 Dec 1773 Succeeded – 28 Jan 1805 Died). Then Father Castello Branco had been selected by the King of Portugal and nominated to the Holy See to be coadjutor bishop of Rio de Janeiro, with the right of succession, due to the failing health of bishop Antonio de Nossa Senhora do Desterro Malheiro OSB, on 17 August 1773 (Kings of Portugal had the right of nomination due to the ''padroado'' regime, that continued in the imperial era after the independence of Brazil, in accordance with the agreements between the State and the Holy See). Bishop Malheiro died on 5 December 1773 before the Holy See confirmed the nomination of Father Castello Branco as coadjutor bishop. On 20 December 1773, still unaware of the demise of the diocesan Bishop, the Pope granted the confirmation to the nomination of Castello Branco as coadjutor bishop of Rio de Janeiro, and appointed him titular bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania, with the right of succession to the see of Rio de Janeiro. Because of the prior death of the diocesan Bishop, Castello Branco immediately succeeded to the See of Rio de Janeiro upon the confirmation of his appointment as coadjutor Bishop. Accordingly, his appointment as titular bishop became without effect and he at once acquired the jurisdiction of bishop of Rio de Janeiro, in accordance with the norms of canon law then in force, on 20 December 1773. Because he was still only a priest, he was consecrated as Bishop on 30 January 1774. *
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(26 Aug 1806 Appointed – 27 Jan 1833 Died. From 1808 to 1822 he also served as Major Chaplain of the Royal Chapel, providing religious services to the Portuguese Royal Court then established in Rio de Janeiro. After the independence of Brazil, the Royal Chapel became the Imperial Chapel, continuing under the leadership of the Bishop of Rio de Janeiro. Accordingly, Bishop José Caetano da Silva Coutinho became Major Chaplain of the Imperial Chapel, serving the Brazilian Imperial Family, from 1822 until his death. Due to holding those royal and imperial offices he was known as ''Bishop Major Chaplain''.) He was also elected for life as a Senator of the
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in 1826, and, chosen by his peers, served as the President of the Senate from 1827 to 1832. * Manoel de Monte Rodrigues de Araújo, later Count of Irajá (23 Dec 1839 Appointed – 11 Jun 1863 Died. Also served
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as Major Chaplain of the Imperial Chapel during his tenure as Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, and was accordingly known as ''The Bishop Major Chaplain''.) Created Count of Irajá in the Peerage of the
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in 1845. * Pedro Maria de Lacerda, later Count of Santa Fé (24 Sep 1868 Appointed – 12 Nov 1890 Died. Also served as Major Chaplain of the Imperial Chapel from the start of his tenure as Bishop of Rio de Janeiro until the abolition of the Monarchy in 1889, holding during that period the title of ''Bishop Major Chaplain''.) Created Count of Santa Fé in the Peerage of the Empire of Brazil in 1888. * José Pereira da Silva Barros, Count of Santo Agostinho (25 Jun 1891 Appointed – 1 Sep 1893 Resigned. ''During his tenure, in 1892, the Diocese was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese; however he was not promoted to the rank of Metropolitan Archbishop, and continued leading the particular Church as Bishop, until the acceptance of his resignation on 1 September 1893. Days later, on 12 September 1893, the first Metropolitan Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro was appointed''.) Bishop José Pereira da Silva Barros had been created Count of Santo Agostinho in the Peerage of the Empire of Brazil in 1888, before he was named Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, while serving as Bishop of Olinda and Recife. He was appointed
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after his resignation from the See of Rio de Janeiro. ;''Metropolitan Archbishops'' ''Since
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appointed the second Metropolitan Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, a
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in 1905, all subsequent Archbishops were either elevated to the Cardinalate during their service in the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, or were transferred to that Metropolitan See when already members of the College of Cardinals.'' * João Fernando Santiago Esberrard (12 Sep 1893 Appointed – 22 Jan 1897 Died) * Cardinal
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850 – April 18, 1930) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 1897 to 1930. He was made a cardinal in 1905, the first cardinal b ...
(24 Aug 1897 Appointed – 18 Apr 1930 Died. Created Cardinal in 1905) * Cardinal Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra (18 Apr 1930 Succeeded – 17 Oct 1942 Died. Created Cardinal in 1930) * Cardinal
Jaime de Barros Câmara Jaime de Barros Câmara (July 3, 1894–February 18, 1971) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1943 to 1971, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 ...
(3 Jul 1943 Appointed – 18 Feb 1971 Died. Created Cardinal in 1946). * Cardinal
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(13 Mar 1971 Appointed – 25 Jul 2001 Retired. He had been created Cardinal in 1969). * Cardinal
Eusébio Scheid Eusébio Oscar Scheid S.C.J. (8 December 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 2001 to 2009. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2003. He was previously Bisho ...
S.C.I. (25 Jul 2001 Appointed – 27 Feb 2009 Retired. Created Cardinal in 2003). * Cardinal
Orani João Tempesta Orani João Tempesta (; born on 23 June 1950) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Rio de Janeiro since 2009. He was previously bishop of São José do Rio Preto from 1997 to 2004 and archbishop of Belém do ...
O. Cist. (27 Feb 2009 Appointed – Incumbent. Created Cardinal in 2014).


Coadjutor bishops

* Vicente da Gamal Leao (1756-1773), did not succeed to see * José Joaquim Justiniano Mascarenhas Castello Branco (1773) *
Sebastião da Silveira Cintra Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra (January 20, 1882 â€“ October 17, 1942) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1930 until his death, and was elevated to the ...
(1921-1930), coadjutor archbishop; future Cardinal


Auxiliary bishops

;''Current Auxiliary Bishops'' * Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte (2005–present) * Roque Costa Souza (2012–present) * Joel Portella Amado (2016–present) * Paulo Alves Romão (2016–present) * Juarez Delorto Secco (2017–present) * Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento (2017–present) *Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk (2019–present) *Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho (2020–present) *Antônio Luiz Catelan Ferreira (2021-present) ;''Former Auxiliary Bishops'' * Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1909-1910), as Archbishop (personal title); appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Diamantina *
Sebastião da Silveira Cintra Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra (January 20, 1882 â€“ October 17, 1942) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1930 until his death, and was elevated to the ...
(1911-1916), appointed Archbishop of Olinda (later returned here as Coadjutor and then Archbishop); future Cardinal * Rosalvo Costa Rêgo (1946-1954), elevated to Archbishop in 1952 * Jorge Marcos de Oliveira (1946-1954), appointed Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo * Hélder Pessoa Câmara (1952-1964), elevated to Archbishop in 1955; appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco *
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(1954-1957), appointed Bishop of Aracajú *
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(1955-1959), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais *
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(1957-1962), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina * Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. (1959-1961), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro * José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. (1962-1969), appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo *
Cândido Rubens Padín Cândido Rubens Padín, OSB, (September 5 , 1915 – January 25, 2008) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Padín was born in São Carlos, Brazil, and was ordained a priest on July 15, 1946, from the religious order of Order ...
, O.S.B. (1962-1966), appointed Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo *
Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) Waldyr Calheiros Novaes, (July 29, 1923 – November 30, 2013) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. Waldyr Calheiros Novaes was born in Murici, Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in t ...
(1964-1966), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro * José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto (1964-1976), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais *
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, S.A.C. (1966-1973) * Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. (1967-1971), appointed Bishop of Itabira *
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(1973-1979), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo * Karl Josef Romer (1975-2002), appointed Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family *
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(1975-1981), appointed Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro * Celso José Pinto da Silva (1978-1981), appointed Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia * Affonso Felippe Gregory (1979-1987), appointed Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão * João d'Avila Moreira Lima (1982-2002) * José Palmeira Lessa (1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe * José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. (1986-1995), appointed Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro * Narbal da Costa Stencel (1987-2002) *
Rafael Llano Cifuentes Rafael Llano Cifuentes (18 February 1933 – 28 November 2017) was a Mexican-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. Born in Mexico City and raised in Brazil, Llano Cifuentes was ordained to the priesthood in 1959, and as a bishop in 1990. He ser ...
(1990-2004), appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro *
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(1994-2003), appointed Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo * Filippo Santoro (1995-2004), appointed Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro *
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, S.C.I. (2003-2010), appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina *
Dimas Lara Barbosa Dimas Lara Barbosa (born April 1, 1956) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 2003 till 2011, when he became archbishop of Campo Grande. Life Born in Boa E ...
(2003-2011), appointed Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul * Assis Lopes (2003-2011) * Edney Gouvêa Mattoso (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro *
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(2005-2015), appointed Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara *
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(2010-2014), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro *
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(2010-2015), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais *
Paulo Cezar Costa Paulo Cezar Costa (born 20 July 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasilia since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2010 and served as Bishop of São Carlos from 2016 to 2020. O ...
(2010-2016), appointed Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo *
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(2012-2019), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro


Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Luiz Antônio dos Santos Luiz is a Portuguese given name that is an alternative form of Luís. It's archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer ...
, appointed Bishop of Fortaleza (Ceará) in 1860 * Eduardo Duarte e Silva, appointed Bishop of Goiás in 1891 *
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, appointed Bishop of Botucatu in 1924 * João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque, appointed Bishop of Espírito Santo in 1957


Current Suffragan Dioceses

* Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda * Diocese of Duque de Caxias * Diocese of Itaguaí *
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* Diocese of Valença


References

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