Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1892.04.27: Established as Diocese of Paraíba / Parahyben(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Olinda and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
- 1909.12.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Natal
- 1910.12.05: Became suffragan of Olinda
- 1914.02.06: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba / Parahyben(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Cajazeiras and Natal and lost territory to establish Diocese of Cajazeiras)
- 1934.07.28: Gained suffragan see Mossoró
- 1939.11.25: Gained suffragan see Caicó
- 1949.05.14: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Campina Grande and gained suffragan see Campina Grande
- 1952.02.16: Lost suffragan sees Caicó, Mossoró and Natal
- 1959.01.17: Gained suffragan see Patos
- 1980.10.11: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Guarabira and gained suffragan see Guarabira
- 1999.11.20: Lost territory to Diocese of Guarabira
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Paraíba (Roman Rite) |
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 Archbishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (70) (2017.03.08 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)Ide aos meus irmãosBorn:1954.07.10 (Biritinga, BA, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1980.07.05Consecrated Bishop:2006.09.24Bishop of Caicó (Brazil) (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08)Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2012.08.08 – 2017.03.08)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (2017.03.08 – ...) |
 Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (86) (Apostolic Administrator 2016.07.06 – 2017.03.08) |
| Archbishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (2004.05.05 – 2016.07.06)Unum Corpus Unus Spiritus |
| Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira (1995.11.29 – 2004.05.05)EvangelizareBorn:1928.05.01 (Recife, PE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1953.02.28Consecrated Bishop:1975.12.27Died:2017.03.25 (Recife, PE, Brazil † 88)Titular Bishop of Bitylius (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil) (1981.11.09 – 1995.11.29)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1995.11.29 – 2004.05.05)Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1998 – 2003) |
| Archbishop José Maria Pires (1965.12.02 – 1995.11.29)Scientiam SalutisBorn:1919.03.15 (Córregos, MG, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1941.12.20Consecrated Bishop:1957.09.22Died:2017.08.27 (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil † 98)Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil) (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1965.12.02 – 1995.11.29) |
| Archbishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1959.06.20 – 1965.05.18)Sentire cum EcclesiaBorn:1903.08.04 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1925.12.06Consecrated Bishop:1938.10.30Died:1968.02.23 († 64)Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil) (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10)Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1944.09.10 – 1956.10.23)Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20)Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1959.06.20 – 1965.05.18)Titular Archbishop of Gibba (1965.05.18 – 1968.02.23) |
| Archbishop Moisés Ferreira Coelho (1935.08.16 – 1959.04.18)Dominus illuminatio meaBorn:1877.04.08 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1901.11.01Consecrated Bishop:1915.05.02Died:1959.04.18 († 82)Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1914.11.16 – 1932.02.12)Titular Archbishop of Berœa (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1935.08.16 – 1959.04.18) |
| Archbishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (1914.02.06 – 1935.08.15)Iter para tutumBorn:1855.08.30 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1880.02.18Consecrated Bishop:1894.01.07Died:1935.08.15 († 79)Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06)Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1914.02.06 – 1935.08.15) |
| Bishops of Paraíba (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (later Archbishop) (1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06)(see above) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Moisés Ferreira Coelho (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira (later Archbishop) (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 6,703 km²
Population: 1,085,218 Catholics (65.4% of 1,659,609 total)
Pastoral Centres: 97 parishes, 13 missions
Personnel: 171 priests (140 diocesan, 31 religious), 57 deacons, 215 religious (35 brothers, 180 sisters), 39 seminarians