Archdiocese of Vitória

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Bishop(s) Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC., Archbishop Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D., Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Colatina São Mateus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 16 February 1958 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Espirito Santo Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 7,234 (2,794 Square Miles) Conference Region: Leste 2 Official Web Site: http://www.aves.org.br/ Mailing Address: C.P. 107, Rua Soldado Abilio dos Santos 47, 29015-620 Vitoria, ES, Brazil Telephone: (027) 223-6711

Historical Details

• Diocese of Espírito Santo
  • Latin Name: Spiritus Sancti
  • Erected: 15 November 1895
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• João Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri) † (29 Aug 1896 Appointed - 18 May 1901 Appointed, Bishop of Pouso Alegre)
• Fernando de Souza Monteiro, C.M. † (21 Aug 1901 Appointed - 23 Mar 1916 Died)
• Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza † (28 Jan 1918 Appointed - 28 Jul 1933 Resigned)
• Luiz Scortegagna † (28 Jul 1933 Succeeded - 1 Dec 1951 Died)
• José Joaquim Gonçalves † (15 Dec 1951 Appointed - 14 Mar 1957 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Rio Preto)
• João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque † (29 Apr 1957 Appointed - 27 Apr 1984 Died)
• Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (27 Apr 1984 Succeeded - 14 Apr 2004 Resigned)
• Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. (14 Apr 2004 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Espírito Santo
15 November 1895	Erected	Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis)	Diocese of Espírito Santo (erected)
16 February 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of Espírito Santo	Diocese of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim (erected)
16 February 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of Espírito Santo	Diocese of São Mateus (erected)
Archdiocese of Vitória
16 February 1958	Name Changed	Diocese of Espírito Santo	Archdiocese of Vitória
23 April 1990	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Vitória	Diocese of Colatina (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
Diocese of Espírito Santo
1950	730,000			35	39	74	9,864		19	43	39	ap1951
Archdiocese of Vitória
1963	550,000	628,710	87.5%	38	37	75	7,333		78	236	37	ap1967
1971		771,106	.0%	34	63	97	0		97	237	48	ap1977
1980	909,000	1,074,000	84.6%	25		25	36,360		22	179	43	ap1981
1990	1,536,054	1,736,054	88.5%	39	41	80	19,200		94	140	53	ap1991
1999	939,000	1,342,000	70.0%	37	38	75	12,520		54	226	38	ap2000
2000	903,773	1,505,126	60.0%	44	37	81	11,157		52	168	44	ap2001
2001	1,053,500	1,505,126	70.0%	38	30	68	15,492		34	168	45	ap2002
2002	1,162,055	1,719,269	67.6%	38	45	83	14,000		50	187	42	ap2003
2003	1,162,055	1,719,269	67.6%	40	45	85	13,671		50	187	46	ap2004
2004	1,868,722	2,983,150	62.6%	43	49	92	20,312		54	187	51	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1918 to 28 Jul 1933)
• João Bráz de Aviz (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1994 to 12 Aug 1998)
• João Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri) † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1896 to 18 May 1901)
• João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1957; Archbishop: 26 May 1958 to 27 Apr 1984)
• Joaquim Mamede da Silva Leite † (Priest: 24 May 1900 to 7 Jun 1916)
• Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 1965 to 9 Jul 1981)
• José Joaquim Gonçalves † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Aug 1951; Bishop: 15 Dec 1951 to 14 Mar 1957)
• Odilon Guimarães Moreira (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Aug 1999 to 22 Jan 2003)
• Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (Priest: 15 Aug 1967; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Mar 1984 to 23 Apr 1990)
• Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Dec 2002; Archbishop: 14 Apr 2004)
• Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 2006)
• Hélio Adelar Rubert (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Aug 1999 to 24 Mar 2004)
• Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Aug 1981; Archbishop: 27 Apr 1984 to 14 Apr 2004)
• Luiz Scortegagna † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Mar 1932; Bishop: 28 Jul 1933 to 1 Dec 1951)
• Fernando de Souza Monteiro, C.M. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1901 to 23 Mar 1916)