Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco
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Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Holy Saviour of the World
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 3,570,703 3,371,975 (94.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 July 1614 (402 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Antônio Fernando Saburido, O.S.B. |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. |
| Website | |
| www.arquidioceseolindarecife.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Latin: Archidioecesis Olindensis et Recifensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in southeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.
Its Suffragan sees are :
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,804,000 Catholics (94.5% of 4,024,000 total) on 4,058 km² in 114 parishes and 689 missions with 277 priests (122 diocesan, 155 religious), 32 deacons, 1,143 lay religious (251 brothers, 892 sisters) with 63 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop João Batista Portocarrero Costa (1953.07.03 – 1959.01.06) •Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop João Irineu Joffily (1914.08.18 – 1916.05.04) •Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop João Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) (later Archbishop) (1890.06.26 – 1891.05.12) •Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Francisco Xavier Aranha (1754.02.11 – 1757.11.17) •Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. ((2000.05.31 – 2005.05.18) •Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (1988.08.17 – 1994.06.15) •Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hilário Moser, S.D.B. (1988.08.17 – 1992.05.27) •Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Lamartine Soares (later Archbishop) (1962.11.16 – 1985.04.02)
Coordinates: 8°00′50″S 34°50′57″W / 8.0139°S 34.8491°W
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