Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife ( Latin Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Olinda e Recife ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Olinda in the state of Pernambuco .
history
The Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife was established on July 15, 1614 by Pope Paul V with the Apostolic Constitution Fasti novi orbis from territory ceded by the Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia as the territorial prelature of Pernambuco . On July 6, 1624, the territorial prelature of Pernambuco was subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan by Pope Urban VIII with the Apostolic Constitution Romanus Pontifex .
The territorial prelature of Pernambuco was on November 16, 1676 by Pope Innocent XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Ad sacram Beati Petri sedem raised to the diocese and renamed the Diocese of Olinda . The Diocese of Olinda gave on June 6, 1854 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Ceará . Further territorial assignments took place on April 27, 1892 to found the Diocese of Paraíba , on July 2, 1900 to found the Diocese of Alagôas and on December 5, 1910 to found the Diocese of Floresta .
On December 5, 1910, the Diocese of Olinda was raised to an archdiocese by Pope Pius X. The Archdiocese of Olinda was on July 26, 1918 by Pope Benedict XV. renamed with the Apostolic Constitution Cum urbs Recife in the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife . On August 2, 1918, the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife gave up parts of its territory to establish the dioceses of Garanhuns and Nazaré . Further territorial assignments took place on August 7, 1948 to found the Caruaru diocese and on January 13, 1962 to found the Palmares diocese .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Olinda
- Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo , 1676–1683, then Bishop of Funchal
- João Duarte do Sacramento CO , 1685-1686
- Matias de Figueiredo e Mello , 1687-1694
- Francisco de Lima OCarm , 1695-1704
- Manuel Álvares da Costa , 1706–1721, then Bishop of Angra
- José de Fialho OCist , 1725–1738, then Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho OCD , 1738–1757
- Francisco Xavier Aranha , 1757-1771
- Francisco da Assumpção e Brito OSA , 1773–1773, then Archbishop of Goa
- Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima CRSA , 1774–1784
- Diego de Jesus Jardim OSH , 1785–1794, then Bishop of Elvas
- José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho , 1794–1806, then Bishop of Elvas
- José Maria de Araújo OSH, 1806-1809
- Antônio de São José Bastos OSB , 1815-1819
- Tomas Manoel de Noronha e Brito OP , 1828–1829
- João da Purificação Marques Perdigão OSA, 1831–1864
- Manoel do Rego Medeiros , 1865-1866
- Francisco Cardoso Aires , 1867-1870
- Vital Maria Conçalves de Oliveira OFMCap , 1871-1878
- José Pereira da Silva Barros , 1881–1891, then Bishop of Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- João Fernando Santiago Esberard , 1891–1893, then Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Manoel dos Santos Pereira , 1893-1900
- Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito , 1901–1910
Archbishops of Olinda
- Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito, 1910–1915
- Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra , 1916–1918
Archbishops of Olinda e Recife
- Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra, 1918–1921, then coadjutor archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Miguel de Lima Valverde , 1922–1951
- Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior , 1951–1960, then Archbishop of Niterói
- Carlos Gouvêa Coelho , 1960–1964
- Hélder Câmara , 1964–1985
- José Cardoso Sobrinho OCarm, 1985-2009
- Antônio Fernando Saburido OSB, since 2009
