Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.
Its cathedral is a World Heritage Site : Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória. It is located in the city of São Luís do Maranhão.
History
- Established on 30 August 1677 as Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, on territory split off from the Diocese of Olinda
- Lost territory pn 4 March 1720 to establish Diocese of Belém do Pará
- Lost territory on 10 February 1902 to establish Diocese of Piaui
- 2 December 1921: Promoted as Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
- 10 February 1922: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, having lost territory to establish the then Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú
- Lost territory on 1939.07.22 to establish suffragan Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão and Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro
- Lost territory on 1962.10.30 to establish suffragan Diocese of Viana
- Lost territory on 1968.06.22 to establish suffragan Diocese of Bacabal
- Lost territory on 1971.09.14 to establish suffragan Diocese of Brejo
- Lost territory on 1977.08.26 to establish suffragan Diocese of Coroatá
- It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in October 1991.
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of São Luís do Maranhão- Fr. Antônio de Santa Maria
- Gregório dos Anjos, ? , previously Bishop of Malacca
- Francisco de Lima, Carmelites O. Carm., later Bishop of Olinda
- Timóteo do Sacramento, Benedictine Order , previously Bishop of Tomé
- José Delgarte, Trinitarians
- Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, Cistercians , later Bishop of Mariana
- Francisco de São Tiago, Friars Minor
- Antônio de São José, Augustinians later Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Jacinto Carlos da Silveira
- José do Menino Jesus, Discalced Carmelites , later Bishop of Viseu
- Antônio de Pádua e Belas, O.F.M.
- Joaquim Ferreira de Carvalho
- Luiz de Brito Homem, previously Bishop of São Paulo de Loanda
- Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, O.F.M., previously Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Mozambique & Titular Bishop of Leontopolis in Bithynia ; later Bishop of Coimbra
- Marcos Antônio de Souza
- Carlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D.
- Manoel Joaquim da Silveira, later Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Luiz da Conceição Saraiva, O.S.B.
- Antônio Cândido Alvarenga, later Bishop of São Paulo
- Apostolic Administrator Fr. Luis de Salles Pessoa
- Antônio Xisto Albano, emeritate as Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
- Bishop-elect Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho, later Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará , Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió
- Francisco de Paula Silva, Congregation of the Mission
- Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B., previously Bishop of Corumbá
- Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B.
- Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque, previously Bishop of Piaui ; later Archbishop-Bishop of Campos
- Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta, previously Titular Bishop of Algiza & Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo , created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio, also President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Apostolic Administrator of Aparecida , succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida, also Apostolic Administrator of Lorena , Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals
- Adalberto Accioli Sobral, previously Bishop of Barra , Bishop of Pesqueira
- José de Medeiros Delgado, previously Bishop of Caicó ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza
- João José da Mota e Albuquerque, previously Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira , Bishop of Sobral
- Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte, also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil ; previously Bishop of Itapipoca
- José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M., also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council ; previously Bishop of Bacabal
Auxiliary bishops
- Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar, appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
- Antônio Batista Fragoso, appointed Bishop of Crateús, Ceara
- Manuel Edmilson da Cruz, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
- Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges, appointed Bishop of Viana, Maranhão
- Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I.
- José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M., appointed Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo
- Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Benedito Araújo, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia in 2011
Province
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brejo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Carolina
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grajaú
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Imperatriz
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana, Brazil
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca