Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus
{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
|name = Manaus
|latin = Archidioecesis Manaënsis
|image = Catedral-Manaus 16-04-2015-03.JPG
|caption = Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, Manaus
|country = Brazil
|rite = Latin Rite
|established = 27 April 1892 ({{age|1892|4|27}} years ago)
|cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 65,146
|population = 1,405,835
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 1,200,000
|catholics_percent= 85.4
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Leonardo Ulrich Steiner
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops= {{unbulleted list|José Albuquerque de Araújo|Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos}}
|emeritus_bishops = {{unbulleted list|Luiz Soares Vieira|Mário Pasqualotto|}}
|map =
|website = https://arquidiocesedemanaus.org.br/
}}
The Archdiocese of Manaus ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Manaënsis}}) is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.
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
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Diocese of Amazones}}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mana1.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmanb.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://missaooasis.net/ Archdiocese website (Portuguese)]
{{R-C provinces in Brazil}}
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Category:Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Category:Christian organizations established in 1892
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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