The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Latin : Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia ) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil . The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia .
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The Archdiocese offers a wide range of services to complement parish provision. These are listed on the Archdiocesan website.[1] These include, for example, the Pastoral do Menor service working together with CEIFAR in Tancredo Neves to support young people and families by providing guidance on sevuality and family planning[2]
Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.
25 February 1551: Established as Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal , Portugal
16 November 1676: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Minor Basilica & World Heritage Church:
Churches
Residences
Manuel Joaquim da Silveira , Archbishop of Bahia, Count of São Salvador.
Cardinal and Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia Geraldo Majella Agnelo in 2006 Photo: Marcello Casal Jr /ABr .
Ordinaries
Bishops
Pedro Fernandes Sardinha (25 Feb 1551 - 2 Jun 1556 )
Pedro Leitão (23 Mar 1558 - Oct 1573 )
Antônio Barreiros (20 Jul 1575 - 11 May 1600 )
Constantino Barradas (23 Sep 1602 - Jun 1618 )
Marcos Teixeira de Mendonça (25 Oct 1621 - 8 Oct 1624 )
Miguel Pereira (29 Nov 1627 - 16 Aug 1630 )
Pedro da Silva Sampaio (6 Sep 1632 - 15 Apr 1649 )
Estevão dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes (17 Jun 1669 - 6 Jun 1672 )
Constantino Sampaio (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 (12 May 1687 - 16 Jan 1691 )
João Franco de Oliveira (9 Jan 1692 - 18 Apr 1701 ), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
Sebastião Monteiro da Vida (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 (2 Jan 1741 - 7 Jan 1760 )
Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira (6 Aug 1770 - 22 Jun 1771 )
Joaquim Borges de Figueroa (8 Mar 1773 - 13 Jul 1778 )
Antônio de São José Moura Marinho (20 Jul 1778 - 9 Aug 1779 )
Antônio Corrêa (13 Dec 1779 - 12 Jul 1802 )
José de Santa Escolástica Álvares Pereira (16 Mar 1804 - 3 Jan 1814 )
Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira (15 Mar 1815 - 18 Nov 1816 )
Vicente da Soledade e Castro (28 Aug 1820 - 31 Mar 1823 )
Romualdo Antônio de Seixas Barroso (21 May 1827 - 29 Dec 1860 )
Manoel Joaquim da Silveira (5 Jan 1861 - 23 Jun 1874 )
Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo (19 Dec 1876 - 6 Nov 1879 )
Luiz Antônio dos Santos (13 Mar 1881 - 26 Jun 1890 )
Antônio de Macedo Costa (26 Jun 1890 - 20 Mar 1891 )
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 (29 Oct 1968 - 13 Mar 1971 ), Cardinal in 1969; appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Avelar Brandão Vilela (25 Mar 1971 - 19 Dec 1986 ), Cardinal in 1973
Lucas Moreira Neves (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 (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 (1950-1957), appointed Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia
José Terceiro de Sousa (1955-1957), appointed Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas
Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1961-1965), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
Adriano Mandarino Hypólito , 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 , 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 (1991-1999), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (1998-2004), appointed Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (2002-2006), appointed Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
Josafá Menezes da Silva (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia
João Carlos Petrini (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia
Gregório Paixão Neto (2006-2012), appointed Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
Gilson Andrade da Silva (2011-2018), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
Giovanni Crippa ,[4] I.M.C. (2012-2014), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe
Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2013-)
Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (2014-2020), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia
Hélio Pereira dos Santos (2016-)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Manoel da Silva Gomes , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Ceará) in 1911
Miguel de Lima Valverde , appointed Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in 1911