Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju

The Archdiocese of Aracaju (Latin: Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Brazil Aracaju in Sergipe.

The diocese was founded on January 3, 1910 by Pope Pius X from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia out. With the establishment of the two suffragan Estancia and Propriá by John XXIII. the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.

Bishops

  • Jose Tomas Gomes da Silva, 1911-1948
  • Fernando Gomes dos Santos, 1949-1957, then Archbishop of Goiânia
  • José Vicente Távora, 1957-1970
  • José Luciano Duarte Cabral, 1971-1998
  • José Palmeira Lessa, since 1998
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