Archdiocese of Aracaju
| Archdiocese of Aracaju | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | João José da Costa OCarm |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Palmeira Lessa |
| founding | 1910 |
| surface | 7,019 km² |
| Parishes | 104 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,303,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 1,095,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 84% |
| Diocesan priest | 127 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,975 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 144 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 232 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| address | Metropolitana Praca Curia, Mons. Olimpio de Campos 228 49010-040 Aracaju, SE Brazil |
| Website | www.arquidiocesedearacaju.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Estância Diocese of Propriá |
The Archdiocese of Aracaju ( Latin : Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Aracaju, Brazil, in the state of Sergipe .
The diocese was founded on January 3, 1910 by Pope Pius X from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia . With the establishment of the two suffragan dioceses Estância and Propriá by John XXIII. on April 30, 1960 the diocese was raised to the archbishopric.
Bishops
- José Tomas Gomes da Silva , 1911–1948
- Fernando Gomes dos Santos , 1949–1957, then Archbishop of Goiânia
- José Vicente Távora , 1957-1970
- Luciano José Cabral Duarte , 1971–1998
- José Palmeira Lessa , 1998–2017
- João José da Costa OCarm , since 2017
