Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

*Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia*
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia; Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia
	Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 3,544,658; 2,495,439 (70.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 February 1551 (470 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Primacial ; do Transfiguração do Senhor
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Sérgio da Rocha
Auxiliary Bishops	;
Bishops emeritus	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger ; Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Website
	www.arquidiocesesalvador.org.br

The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia.

Statistics[]

Over 70% of the Archiocese is Catholic, while there is over 9,000 Catholics per priest, spread over 109 parishes with the Archdiocese.

History[]

25 February 1551: Established as Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal, Portugal
16 November 1676: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Properties[]

Minor Basilica & World Heritage Church:
- Cathedral of Salvador (Sé Basílica Primacial da Transfiguração do Senhor)
- Basilica of St. Sebastian, Salvador (Basílica Arquiabacial de São Sebastião, the first benedictine monastery in the New World)
- Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador (Basílica do Senhor do Bonfim)
- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Salvador (Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia)
Churches
- Church of Our Lady of Penha, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Exile, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Chapel of Our Lady of Help, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows on the , a national heritage site
- Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey, a national heritage site in Salvador
- Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew, a national heritage site in Maragogipe
Residences
- Archbishop's Palace of Salvador

Former properties[]

The archdiocese abandoned the Church of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity in 1990. The church now houses a social project and Catholic residential community.^[1]

Bishops[]

, Archbishop of Bahia, Count of São Salvador.

Cardinal and Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia Geraldo Majella Agnelo in 2006
Photo: /ABr.

Ordinaries[]

Bishops

Pedro Fernandes Sardinha (25 Feb 1551 - 2 Jun 1556 )
(23 Mar 1558 - Oct 1573 )
(20 Jul 1575 - 11 May 1600 )
(23 Sep 1602 - Jun 1618 )
(25 Oct 1621 - 8 Oct 1624 )
(29 Nov 1627 - 16 Aug 1630 )
(6 Sep 1632 - 15 Apr 1649 )
(17 Jun 1669 - 6 Jun 1672 )
(1672 - 1672)
(15 Apr 1672 - 6 Jun 1672 )

Archbishops

(16 Nov 1676 - 1681 )
(4 May 1682 - 13 Jun 1686 )
(12 May 1687 - 16 Jan 1691 )
(9 Jan 1692 - 18 Apr 1701 ), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
(8 Aug 1701 - 7 Sep 1722 )
(21 Feb 1725 - 27 Aug 1735 )
(3 Sep 1738 Appointed - 2 Jan 1741)
(2 Jan 1741 - 7 Jan 1760 )
(6 Aug 1770 - 22 Jun 1771 )
(8 Mar 1773 - 13 Jul 1778 )
(20 Jul 1778 - 9 Aug 1779 )
(13 Dec 1779 - 12 Jul 1802 )
(16 Mar 1804 - 3 Jan 1814 )
(15 Mar 1815 - 18 Nov 1816 )
(28 Aug 1820 - 31 Mar 1823 )
(21 May 1827 - 29 Dec 1860 )
(5 Jan 1861 - 23 Jun 1874 )
(19 Dec 1876 - 6 Nov 1879 )
(13 Mar 1881 - 26 Jun 1890 )
Antônio de Macedo Costa (26 Jun 1890 - 20 Mar 1891 )
(12 Sep 1893 - 15 Feb 1924 )
Augusto Álvaro da Silva (17 Dec 1924 - 14 Aug 1968 ), Cardinal in 1953
Eugênio de Araújo Sales (29 Oct 1968 - 13 Mar 1971 ), Cardinal in 1969; appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Avelar Brandão Vilela (25 Mar 1971 - 19 Dec 1986 ), Cardinal in 1973
Lucas Moreira Neves (9 Jul 1987 - 25 Jun 1998 ), Cardinal in 1988; appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (13 Jan 1999 - 12 Jan 2011 ), Cardinal in 2001
Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger (12 Jan 2011 - 11 Mar 2020 )
Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha (11 Mar 2020 -

Coadjutor archbishop[]

(1980-1981), did not succeed to see

Auxiliary bishops[]

(1890-1893), appointed Bishop of Olinda
(1950-1957), appointed Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia
(1955-1957), appointed Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas
(1961-1965), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
, O.F.M. (1962-1966), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
, O.F.M. (1967-1971), appointed Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia
, O.F.M. Cap. (1981-1986), appointed Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul
, O.F.M. (1982-1986), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul
José Carlos Melo, C.M. (1991-2000), became Archbishop (personal title) in 1999; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (1991-1999), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (1998-2004), appointed Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
(2002-2006), appointed Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
(2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia
(2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia
(2006-2012), appointed Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
(2011-2018), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
,^[2] I.M.C. (2012-2014), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe
(2013-)
(2014-2020), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia
(2016-)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Ceará) in 1911
, appointed Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in 1911

Suffragan dioceses[]

Diocese of Alagoinhas
Diocese of Amargosa
Diocese of Camaçari
Diocese of Cruz das Almas
Diocese of Eunápolis
Diocese of Ilhéus
Diocese of Itabuna
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas

Sources[]

^ Pastoral de Comunicação. "Comunidade da Trindade celebrou os 15 anos de reabertura do templo". Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia. 4 April 2017.
^ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/01/29/0067/00141.html

Coordinates: 12°59′00″S 38°31′00″W / 12.9833°S 38.5167°W / -12.9833; -38.5167

[Pascom-1] Pastoral de Comunicação. "Comunidade da Trindade celebrou os 15 anos de reabertura do templo". Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia. 4 April 2017.

[2] ttp://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/01/29/0067/00141.html

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