The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió (Latin: Archidioecesis Maceiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maceió 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
- Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1955-1963)
- Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1974-1976)
- José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2000-2002)
Auxiliary bishop
- Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1968-1974), appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Maurício da Rocha, appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1919
- Henrique Soares da Costa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2009
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
- Diocese of Penedo
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
