Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracajú

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Aracajú
latin=Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis
country= Brazil
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao
cocathedral =
area= 7,048
population= 1,080,395
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 930,000
catholics_percent= 86.1
bishop= José Palmeira Lessa
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracajú {Latin: " Aracaiuen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Aracajú in Brazil.

History

* January 3, 1910: Established as Diocese of Aracaju from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
* April 30, 1960: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju

Leadership

* Archbishops of Aracajú (Roman rite)
** Archbishop José Palmeira Lessa (1998.08.26 – present)
** Archbishop Luciano José Cabral Duarte (1971.02.12 – 1998.08.26)
** Archbishop José Vicente Távora (1960.04.30 – 1970.04.03)
* Bishops of Aracaju (Roman rite)
** Archbishop José Vicente Távora (1957.11.20 – 1960.04.30)
** Archbishop Fernando Gomes dos Santos (1949.02.01 – 1957.03.07)
** Bishop José Tomas Gomes da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1948.10.31)

uffragan Dioceses

* Estância
* Propriá

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/arac0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/darac.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocese.aju.org.br/ Diocese website]