The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió () is an
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 associated ...
located in the city of
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly 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 (hydrology), spring.
Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped ...
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
The following table contains all the bishops in the history of the Archidiocese, in reverse chronological order.
Coadjutor archbishops
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Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1955-1963)
*
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
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the ...
(1974-1976)
*
José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2000-2002)
Auxiliary bishop
*
Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira
Eliseu Pereira dos Santos (born 1 October 1983), known simply as Eliseu (), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played either as a left-back or left winger.
After starting out at Belenenses, he went on to spend most of his care ...
, O. Carm. (1968-1974), appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
José Maurício da Rocha
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''J ...
, appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1919
*
Henrique Soares da Costa
Henrique Soares da Costa (11 April 1963 – 18 July 2020) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Palmares from 2014 until his death in 2020.
Biography
In 1981, Costa entered the Maceió Seminary and, in 1984, completed a bac ...
, 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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