Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

The Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Latin: Sancti Ludovici Archidioecesis in Maragnano ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic archdiocese based in São Luís in Maranhão state.

History

The Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão was posted on August 30, 1677 by Pope Innocent XI. built with the Papal Bull Super universas orbis Ecclesia out of territory of the diocese of Olinda and subordinated to the Patriarchate of Lisbon suffragan. On 2 December 1921, the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão was by Pope Benedict XV. raised to an archbishopric without suffragans. On 10 February 1922, the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão was by Pope Pius XI. with the Papal Bull Rationi congruit raised to the seat of a metropolitan. The Archdiocese had in its history several times parts of its territory from the creation of new dioceses.

Bishops

Bishops of São Luís do Maranhão

  • Antônio de Santa Maria, 1677
  • Gregório dos Anjos CSJ, 1677-1689
  • Francisco de Lima O. Carm, 1691-1695, then Bishop of Olinda
  • Timóteo do Sacramento OSP, 1696-1714
  • José Delgarte OSST, 1716-1724
  • Manoel da Cruz Nogueira OCist, 1738-1745, then bishop of Mariana
  • Francisco de São Tiago, OFM, 1745-1752
  • Antônio de São José Moura Marinho OSA, 1756-1778, then Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
  • Jacinto Carlos da Silveira, 1779-1780
  • José do Menino Jesus OCD, 1780-1783, then Bishop of Viseu
  • Antônio de Pádua e Belas OFM, 1783-1794
  • Joaquim Ferreira de Carvalho, 1795-1801
  • Luiz Homem de Brito, 1802-1813
  • Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, OFM, 1819-1824, then Bishop of Coimbra
  • Marcos Antônio de Souza, 1827-1842
  • Carlos de São José e Souza OCD, 1844-1850
  • Manoel Joaquim da Silveira, 1851-1861, then Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
  • Luiz da Conceição Saraiva, OSB, 1861-1876
  • Antônio Cândido Alvarenga, 1877-1898, then Bishop of São Paulo
  • Luis de Salles Pessoa, 1898
  • Antônio xisto Albano, 1901-1905
  • Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho, 1906, then Archbishop of Belém do Pará
  • Francisco de Paula Silva CM, 1907-1918
  • Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira SDB, 1918-1921

Archbishops of São Luís do Maranhão

  • Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira SDB, 1921-1922, then Koadjutorerzbischof by Mariana
  • Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque, 1922-1935, then Bishop of Campos
  • Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta, 1935-1944, then Archbishop of São Paulo
  • Adalberto Accioli Sobral, 1947-1951
  • José de Medeiros Delgado, 1951-1963, then Archbishop of Fortaleza
  • João José da Mota e Albuquerque, 1964-1984
  • Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte, 1984-2005
  • José Belisario da Silva, OFM, since 2005
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