Archdiocese of Macei�

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Bishop(s) Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M., Archbishop Edvaldo Gon�alves Amaral, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus Ant�nio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm., Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Palmeira dos �ndios Penedo

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 13 February 1920 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Alagoas Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 8,545 (3,300 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 2 Official Web Site: https://www.centenarioarqmaceio.com.br Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. D. Antonio Brandao 559/a, 57051-190 Maceio, AL, Brazil Telephone: (082)3021-4001

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alag�as
  • Latin Name: Alagoasensis
  • Erected: 2 July 1900
  • Country: Brazil

• Diocese of Macei�
  • Latin Name: Maceiensis
  • Name Changed: 25 August 1917
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ant�nio Manoel de Castilho Brand�o † (22 Jun 1901 Appointed - 15 Mar 1910 Died)
• Manuel Ant�nio de Oliveira Lopes † (26 Nov 1910 Appointed - 27 Jul 1922 Died)
• Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho † (19 Jan 1923 Appointed - 10 Jan 1939 Died)
• Ranulfo da Silva Farias † (5 Aug 1939 Appointed - 19 Oct 1963 Died)
• Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † (19 Oct 1963 Succeeded - 24 Nov 1976 Resigned)
• Miguel Fenelon C�mara Filho † (24 Nov 1976 Succeeded - 7 Oct 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui)
• Jos� Lamartine Soares † (2 Apr 1985 Appointed - 18 Aug 1985 Died)
• Edvaldo Gon�alves Amaral, S.D.B. (24 Oct 1985 Appointed - 3 Jul 2002 Retired)
• Jos� Carlos Melo, C.M. † (3 Jul 2002 Succeeded - 22 Nov 2006 Retired)
• Ant�nio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (22 Nov 2006 Appointed - 3 Apr 2024 Resigned)
• Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (3 Apr 2024 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alag�as
2 July 1900	Erected	Diocese of Olinda (Alagoas)	Diocese of Alag�as (erected)
3 April 1916	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alag�as (Western part)	Diocese of Penedo (erected)
Diocese of Macei�
25 August 1917	Name Changed	Diocese of Alag�as	Diocese of Macei�
Archdiocese of Macei�
13 February 1920	Elevated	Diocese of Macei�	Archdiocese of Macei�
10 February 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Macei� (Quebrangulo and Paulo Jacinto) Diocese of Penedo (Agua Branca, Batalha, Belo Monte, Cacimbinhas, Delmiro Gouveia, Dois Riachos, Igaci, Major Izidoro, Jacar� dos Homens, Maravilha, Mata Grande, Monteir�polis, Olho d'Agua das Flores, Oliven�a, Palmeiras dos Indios, Pao de Acucar, Piranhas, ...)	Diocese of Palmeira dos �ndios (erected)
10 February 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Macei� (Anadia, Boca da Mata, Campo Alegre, and S�o Miguel dos Campos)	Diocese of Penedo

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Macei�
1950	620,000	623,756	99.4%	45	16	61	10,163		36	90	28	ap1951
1966	697,664	700,000	99.7%	32	18	50	13,953		18	196	29	ap1967
1967	687,347	700,000	98.2%	33	20	53	12,968		18	216	29	ap1971
1976	810,000	830,000	97.6%	29	15	44	18,409	6	24	186	31	ap1977
1980	848,000	953,000	89.0%	31	19	50	16,960	6	33	203	33	ap1981
1990	854,000	1,220,000	70.0%	37	16	53	16,113	6	32	258	43	ap1991
1999	1,180,000	1,680,220	70.2%	71	21	92	12,826	28	49	220	50	ap2000
2000	1,200,000	1,600,000	75.0%	62	18	80	15,000	28	45	205	50	ap2001
2001	1,200,000	1,600,000	75.0%	63	18	81	14,814	28	45	205	50	ap2002
2002	1,279,000	1,705,000	75.0%	62	18	80	15,987	24	45	205	50	ap2003
2003	944,100	1,452,476	65.0%	44	18	62	15,227	24	45	205	42	ap2004
2013	1,032,000	1,636,000	63.1%	79	20	99	10,424	17	29	197	72	ap2014
2016	1,058,000	1,677,000	63.1%	75	25	100	10,580	22	38	173	78	ap2017
2019	1,085,200	1,719,000	63.1%	102	19	121	8,968	17	51	166	83	ap2020
2021	1,102,440	1,746,290	63.1%	92	20	112	9,843	21	52	166	102	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Nov 2023; Archbishop: 3 Apr 2024)
• Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima
• Edvaldo Gon�alves Amaral, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1985 to 3 Jul 2002)
• Ant�nio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (Archbishop: 22 Nov 2006 to 3 Apr 2024)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) †
• Miguel Fenelon C�mara Filho † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Feb 1974; Archbishop: 24 Nov 1976 to 7 Oct 1984)
• Ant�nio Manoel de Castilho Brand�o † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1901 to 15 Mar 1910)
• Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Jun 1955; Archbishop: 19 Oct 1963 to 24 Nov 1976)
• Jos� Maur�cio da Rocha † (Priest: 29 Jun 1908 to 10 Mar 1919)
• Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1923 to 10 Jan 1939)
• Ranulfo da Silva Farias † (Archbishop: 5 Aug 1939 to 19 Oct 1963)
• Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1968 to 5 Feb 1974)
• Jos� Carlos Melo, C.M. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 May 2000; Archbishop: 3 Jul 2002 to 22 Nov 2006)
• Manuel Ant�nio de Oliveira Lopes † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1910; Archbishop: 13 Feb 1920 to 27 Jul 1922)
• Jos� Lamartine Soares † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1985 to 18 Aug 1985)
• Henrique Soares da Costa † (Priest: 15 Aug 1992 to 1 Apr 2009)

Source(s)

Diocese of Alag�as Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 83 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 42 Diocese of Macei� Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 9, Page 490 Archdiocese of Macei� Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 425, to Page 427

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