Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis
Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 3,570,703 3,371,975 (94.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife
Current leadership
Bishop	Antônio Fernando Saburido, O. S. B.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Latin: Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Olinda and Recife in Brazil.

History

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

Special churches

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

Leadership

• Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (16 Nov 1676 - 27 Sep 1683 )
• João Duarte do Sacramento † ( 1685 - 1685 Died)
• Matias de Figueiredo e Mello † (12 May 1687 - 18 Jul 1694 )
• Francisco de Lima (Lemos), O. Carm. † (22 Aug 1695 - 29 Apr 1704 )
• Manuel Alvares da Costa † (7 Jun 1706 - 20 Jan 1721 )
• José de Fialho, O. Cist. † (21 Feb 1725 - 3 Sep 1738)
• Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (3 Sep 1738 - 17 Nov 1757 )
• Francisco Xavier Aranha † (17 Nov 1757 - 5 Oct 1771 Died)
• Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (8 Mar 1773 - 20 Dec 1773 )
• Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima, C.R.S.A. † (18 Apr 1774 - 14 Jan 1784 )
• Diego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 21 Feb 1794
• José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho † (12 Sep 1794 Appointed - 6 Oct 1806
• José Maria de Araújo, O.S.H. † (6 Oct 1806 Appointed - 21 Sep 1809 Died)
• Antônio de São José Bastos, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1815 - 19 Jul 1819 )
• Tomas Manoel de Noronha e Brito, O.P. † (23 Jun 1828 - 6 Mar 1829 )
• João da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. † (28 Feb 1831 - 30 Apr 1864 )
• Francisco Cardoso Aires † (20 Dec 1867 - 12 May 1870 )
• Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira, O.F.M. Cap. † (21 May 1871 - 4 Jul 1878 )
• José Pereira da Silva Barros † (7 Jan 1881 - 25 Jun 1891 )
• João Fernando Santiago Esberard † (12 May 1891 - 12 Sep 1893 )
• Manoel dos Santos Pereira † (12 Sep 1893 - 25 Apr 1900 )
• Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito † (23 Feb 1901 - 9 Dec 1915 )
• Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra † (29 Apr 1916 - 15 Mar 1921 )
• Miguel de Lima Valverde † (10 Feb 1922 - 7 May 1951 )
• Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior † (17 Nov 1951 - 23 Apr 1960)
• Carlos Gouvêa Coelho † (23 Apr 1960 - 7 Mar 1964 )
• Helder Pessoa Câmara † (12 Mar 1964 - 2 Apr 1985 )
• José Cardoso Sobrinho da Puta, O. Carm. (2 Apr 1985 - 16 Aug 2009)
• Antônio Fernando Saburido, O.S.B. (16 Aug 2009 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira
• Diocese of Caruaru
• Diocese of Floresta
• Diocese of Garanhuns
• Diocese of Nazaré
• Diocese of Palmares
• Diocese of Pesqueira
• Diocese of Petrolina
• Diocese of Salgueiro

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)