Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

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Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
*Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis*
Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	4,305 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	3,570,703 (2004) 3,371,975 (94.4%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda
Co-cathedral:	Co-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife
Ordinaries
Bishop:	José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife {Latin: Olinden(sis) et Recifen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the cities of Olinda and Recife in Brazil.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 Suffragan Dioceses
5 Source

[edit] History

1614: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco from the Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos
November 11, 1676: Promoted as Diocese of Olinda
December 5, 1910: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda
July 26, 1918: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

[edit] Special Churches

Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica Abacial do Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda, Olinda
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife
- Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha, Pernambuco

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Olinda e Recife (Roman rite)
- Archbishop José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. (1985.04.02 – present)
- Archbishop Helder Pessoa Câmara (1964.03.12 – 1985.04.02)
- Archbishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (1960.04.23 – 1964.03.07)
- Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior (1951.11.17 – 1960.04.23)
- Archbishop Miguel de Lima Valverde (1922.02.10 – 1951.05.07)
- Archbishop Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra (later Cardinal) (1918.04.29 – 1921.03.15)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Olinda (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra (later Cardinal) (1916.04.29 – 1918.04.29)
- Archbishop Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito (1910.12.05 – 1915.12.09)
Bishops of Olinda (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito (later Archbishop) (1901.02.23 – 1910.12.05)
- Bishop Manoel dos Santos Pereira (1893.09.12 – 1900.04.25)
- Bishop João Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (later Archbishop) (1891.05.12 – 1893.09.12)
- Bishop José Pereira da Silva Barros (later Archbishop) (1881.01.07 – 1891.06.25)
- Bishop Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira, O.F.M. Cap. (1871.05.21 – 1878.07.04)
- Bishop Francisco Cardoso Aires (1867.12.20 – 1870.05.12)
- Bishop Manoel do Rego Medeiros (1865.04.05 – 1866.09.16)
- Bishop João da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. (1831.02.28 – 1864.04.30)
- Bishop Tomas Manoel de Noronha e Brito, O.P. (1828.06.23 – 1829.03.06)
- Bishop Antônio de São José Bastos, O.S.B. (1815.03.15 – 1819.07.19)
- Bishop José Maria de Araújo, O.S.H. (1806.10.06 – 1809.09.21)
- Bishop José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho (1794.09.12 – 1806.10.06)
- Bishop Diego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. (1785.02.14 – 1794.02.21)
- Bishop Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima, C.R.S.P. (1774.04.18 – 1784.01.14)
- Bishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. (later Archbishop) (1773.03.08 – 1773.12.20)
- Bishop Francisco Xavier Aranha (1757.11.17 – 1771.10.05)
- Bishop Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. (1738.09.03 – 1757.11.17)
- Bishop José Fialho, O. Cist. (later Archbishop) (1725.02.21 – 1738.09.03)
- Bishop Manoel Alvares da Costa (1706.06.07 – 1721.01.20)
- Bishop Francisco de Lima, O. Carm. (1695.08.22 – 1704.04.29)
- Bishop Matias de Figueiredo e Mello (1687.05.12 – 1694.07.18)
- Fr. João Duarte do Sacramento (1685 – 1685 not possessed)
- Bishop Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo (1676.11.16 – 1683.09.27)