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As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,804,000 Catholics (94.5% of 4,024,000 total) on 4,058 km² in 114 parishes and 689 missions with 277 priests (122 diocesan, 155 religious), 32 deacons, 1,143 lay religious (251 brothers, 892 sisters) with 63 seminarians.
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Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop
Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2000.05.31 – 2005.05.18), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara (later returned here as Archbishop)
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João
Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (born Spain) (12 May 1891 - 12 Sep 1893), appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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Coadjutor
Archbishop: João Irineu Joffily (1914.08.18 – 1916.05.04), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Amazonas
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29 April 1918 - 15 March 1921), appointed
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Antônio de
Almeida Moraes Junior † (17 Nov 1951 - 23 April 1960), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
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José Pereira da Silva Barros (7 Jan 1881 - 25 June 1891), appointed Bishop of São
Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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Francisco da Assumpção e Brito (born
Portugal) (8 March 1773 - 20 Dec 1773), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
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Auxiliary Bishop: José Lamartine Soares (1962.11.16 – 1985.04.02), appointed
Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
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Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (1890.06.26 – 1891.05.12); future Archbishop
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Coadjutor
Archbishop: João Batista Portocarrero Costa (1953.07.03 – 1959.01.06), did not succeed to see
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Auxiliary Bishop: Hilário Moser (1988.08.17 – 1992.05.27), appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina
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João da Purificação Marques Perdigão (28 Feb 1831 - retired 30 April 1864), previously Bishop of
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Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho (born Portugal) (3 Sep 1738 - death 17 Nov 1757)
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José de Fialho (born Portugal) (21 Feb 1725 - 3 Sep 1738), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
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Francisco Xavier Aranha (17 Nov 1757 - death 5 Oct 1771), previously Titular Bishop of
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Manuel Alvares da Costa (born Portugal) (7 June 1706 - 20 Jan 1721), next Bishop of
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José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho (12 Sep 1794 - 6 Oct 1806), next Bishop of
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GCatholic.org, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections
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877:† (12 March 1964 - 2 April 1985), world-famous liberation theology icon
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century
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Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima (18 April 1774 - died 14 Jan 1784)
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José Maria de Araújo (born Portugal) (6 Oct 1806 - death 21 Sep 1809)
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Lost territories repeatedly again : on 1918.08.02 to establish
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Coadjutor Bishop: Francisco Xavier Aranha (1754.02.11 – 1757.11.17)
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Diego de Jesus Jardim (14 Feb 1785 - 21 Feb 1794), next Bishop of
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Igreja Matriz do Santíssimo Sacramento de Santo Antônio, Recife
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Olinda e Recife
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Manoel dos Santos Pereira (12 Sep 1893 - 25 April 1900 )
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Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito (23 Feb 1901 - 5 Dec 1910
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Miguel de Lima Valverde † (10 Feb 1922 - 7 May 1951)
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Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, in
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Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olindensis et Recifensis
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Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda
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Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olindensis et Recifensis
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Francisco Cardoso Aires (20 Dec 1867 - 12 May 1870)
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Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos
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Basílica Abacial do Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Holy Saviour of the World
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363:Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares
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498:Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira
727:) (1773.12.20 – retired 1783.06.23), died 1808
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763:(India) (1819.12.17 – 1828.06.23); died 1874
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1006:List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
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834:Sebastião (Leme) da Silveira Cintra
815:Sebastião (Leme) da Silveira Cintra
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605:Convento de São Francisco, Olinda
503:Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru
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336:Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha,
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1028:Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
904:(16 August 2009 - 14 June 2023).
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614:Basílica e Mosteiro de São Bento
520:Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré
369:Igreja dos Santos Cosme e Damião
1270:São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
883:(2 April 1985 - 16 August 2009)
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389:Established on 17 July 1614 as
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305:Co-Cathedral
253:
251:
147:Co-cathedral
105:(as of 2004)
100:- Total
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1230:Porto Velho
1215:Passo Fundo
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327:, in Olinda
266:archdiocese
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129:Established
114:Information
1362:Categories
1335:34°50′57″W
1130:Diamantina
714:Thermopylæ
631:Roman Rite
548:Statistics
377:, Igarassu
371:, Igarassu
338:Pernambuco
274:Pernambuco
123:Latin Rite
98:Population
85:Statistics
1332:8°00′50″S
1260:São Paulo
1145:Fortaleza
1075:Aparecida
838:see above
819:see below
809:see above
793:see below
491:Suffragan
293:(Minor):
287:cathedral
137:Cathedral
107:3,570,703
1280:Teresina
1275:Sorocaba
1250:Santarém
1160:Londrina
1125:Curitiba
1115:Cascavel
1105:Campinas
1100:Brasília
1095:Botucatu
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589:, Recife
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365:, Recife
359:, Recife
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68:Location
1290:Vitória
1285:Uberaba
1220:Pelotas
1210:Paraíba
1195:Niterói
1180:Maringá
1175:Mariana
1150:Goiânia
1080:Aracaju
658:Madeira
654:Funchal
625:Bishops
384:History
276:state.
233:Website
166:Francis
73:Country
1205:Palmas
1170:Manaus
1165:Maceió
1120:Cuiabá
761:Cochin
723:(then
704:Guarda
313:Recife
299:Olinda
270:Brazil
78:Brazil
1190:Natal
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