Archdiocese of Maceió
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.| Name | Order or Congregation | Title | Time of rule |
| Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira | Franciscans | Archbishop | 2024.04.03 – present |
| Antônio Muniz Fernandes | Carmelites | Archbishop | 2006.11.22 – 2024.04.03 |
| José Carlos Melo | Congregation of the Mission | Archbishop | 2002.07.03 – 2006.11.22 |
| Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral | Salesians of Don Bosco | Archbishop | 1985.10.24 – 2002.07.03 |
| José Lamartine Soares | Archbishop | 1985.04.02 – 1985.08.18 | |
| Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho | Archbishop | 1976.11.24 – 1984.10.07 | |
| Adelmo Cavalcante Machado | Archbishop | 1963.10.19 – 1976.11.24 | |
| Ranulfo da Silva Farias | Archbishop | 1939.08.05 – 1963.10.19 | |
| Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho | Archbishop | 1923.01.19 – 1939.01.10 | |
| Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes | Archbishop | 1920.02.13 – 1922.07.27 | |
| Manoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes | Bishop of Maceió | 1910.11.26 – 1920.02.13 | |
| Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão | Bishop of Alagoas | 1901.06.05 –1910.03.15 |
Coadjutor archbishops
- Adelmo Cavalcante Machado
- Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
- José Carlos Melo, C.M.
Auxiliary bishop
- Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm., 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