Archdiocese of Maceió

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Bishop(s) Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm., Archbishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus José Carlos Melo, C.M., Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Palmeira dos Índios 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 Mailing Address: Av. D. Antonio Brandao 559, 57020-630 Maceio, AL, Brazil Telephone: (082) 223-2732 Fax: 221-6588

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alagôas
  • Latin Name: Alagoasensis
  • Erected: 2 July 1900
  • Country: Brazil

• Diocese of Maceió
  • Latin Name: Maceiensis
  • Name Changed: 25 August 1917
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão † (5 Jun 1901 Appointed - 15 Mar 1910 Died)
• Manoel Antônio 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 Câmara Filho (24 Nov 1976 Succeeded - 7 Oct 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of Teresina)
• José Lamartine Soares † (2 Apr 1985 Appointed - 18 Aug 1985 Died)
• Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (24 Oct 1985 Appointed - 3 Jul 2002 Retired)
• José Carlos Melo, C.M. (3 Jul 2002 Succeeded - 22 Nov 2006 Retired)
• Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (22 Nov 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alagôas
2 July 1900	Erected	Diocese of Olinda	Diocese of Alagôas (erected)
3 April 1916	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alagôas	Diocese of Penedo (erected)
Diocese of Maceió
25 August 1917	Name Changed	Diocese of Alagôas	Diocese of Maceió
Archdiocese of Maceió
13 February 1920	Elevated	Diocese of Maceió	Archdiocese of Maceió
10 February 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Maceió Diocese of Penedo	Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (erected)

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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 Maceió
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

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Feb 1974; Archbishop: 24 Nov 1976 to 7 Oct 1984)
• Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1901 to 15 Mar 1910)
• Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Jun 1955; Archbishop: 19 Oct 1963 to 24 Nov 1976)
• José Maurício 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.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1968 to 5 Feb 1974)
• Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1985 to 3 Jul 2002)
• José Carlos Melo, C.M. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 May 2000; Archbishop: 3 Jul 2002 to 22 Nov 2006)
• Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (Archbishop: 22 Nov 2006 - )
• Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1910; Archbishop: 13 Feb 1920 to 27 Jul 1922)
• José Lamartine Soares † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1985 to 18 Aug 1985)