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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Archdiocese of Manaus (Latin: Archidioecesis Manaënsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.

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History

  • April 27, 1892: Established as the Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará
  • February 16, 1952: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Manaus
  • Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (2019.12.27 – present)
  • Sergio Eduardo Castriani (2012.12.12 - 2019.11.27)
  • Luiz Soares Vieira (1991.11.13 – 2012.12.12)
  • Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (1985.01.05 – 1991.05.22), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
  • Milton Corrêa Pereira (1981.03.05 – 1984.05.23)
  • Milton Corrêa Pereira (Apostolic Administrator 1980.04.21 – 1981.03.05)
  • João de Souza Lima (1958.01.16 – 1980.04.21)
  • Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos (1952.02.16 – 1957.05.09), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará
Bishops of Amazonas
  • Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos (later Archbishop)(1948.08.30 – 1952.02.16)
  • José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral (1941.05.12 – 1948.03.20), appointed Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy)
  • Basilio Manuel Olimpo Pereira, O.F.M. (1925.05.01 – 1941.03.22)
  • José Maria Perreira Lara (1924.03.27 – 1924.12.18), appointed Bishop of Santos, São Paulo
  • João Irineu Joffily (1916.05.04 – 1924.03.27), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará
  • Frederico Benício de Souza e Costa (1907.01.08 – 1914.04.16)
  • José Lourenço da Costa Aguiar (1894.01.16 – 1905.06.05)

Coadjutor archbishop

  • Milton Corrêa Pereira (1973-1981)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. (1996-1998)
  • Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. (1999-2013)
  • Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (2004-2010), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão
  • Mário Antônio da Silva (2010-2016), appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima
  • José Albuquerque de Araújo (2016-
  • Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. (2016-

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Amazones.

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