The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió () is an archdiocese located in the city of Maceió in Brazil.
History July 2, 1900: Established as Diocese of Alagôas from the Diocese of Olinda; August 25, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Maceió; February 13, 1920: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió
Bishops Ordinaries The following table contains all the bishops in the history of the Archidiocese, in reverse chronological order. +NameOrder or CongregationTitleTime of rule Carlos Alberto Breis PereiraFranciscansArchbishop2024.04.03 – presentAntônio Muniz FernandesCarmelites2006.11.22 – 2024.04.03José Carlos MeloCongregation of the Mission2002.07.03 – 2006.11.22Edvaldo Gonçalves AmaralSalesians of Don Bosco1985.10.24 – 2002.07.03José Lamartine Soares1985.04.02 – 1985.08.18Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho1976.11.24 – 1984.10.07Adelmo Cavalcante Machado1963.10.19 – 1976.11.24Ranulfo da Silva Farias1939.08.05 – 1963.10.19Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho1923.01.19 – 1939.01.10Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes1920.02.13 – 1922.07.27Manoel Antônio de Oliveira LopesBishop of Maceió1910.11.26 – 1920.02.13Antônio Manoel de Castilho BrandãoBishop of Alagoas1901.06.05 –1910.03.15
Coadjutor archbishops Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1955–1963) Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1974–1976) José Carlos Melo, C.M. (2000–2002)
Auxiliary bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1968–1974), appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops José Maurício da Rocha, appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1919 Henrique Soares da Costa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2009
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios Diocese of Penedo
Sources
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy