Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Paraíba / Parahyben(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Cajazeiras, Campina Grande, Guarabira, Patos

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora das Neves (August 5)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1892.04.27: Established as Diocese of Paraíba / Parahyben(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Olinda and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1909.12.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Natal
1910.12.05: Became suffragan of Olinda
1914.02.06: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba / Parahyben(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Cajazeiras and Natal and lost territory to establish Diocese of Cajazeiras)
1934.07.28: Gained suffragan see Mossoró
1939.11.25: Gained suffragan see Caicó
1949.05.14: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Campina Grande and gained suffragan see Campina Grande
1952.02.16: Lost suffragan sees Caicó, Mossoró and Natal
1959.01.17: Gained suffragan see Patos
1980.10.11: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Guarabira and gained suffragan see Guarabira
1999.11.20: Lost territory to Diocese of Guarabira

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2017.03.08 – ...):	Archbishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (70)
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.11.08 – ...):	Bishop Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo (52) Titular Bishop of Fata

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Paraíba (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (70)
(2017.03.08 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

Ide aos meus irmãos

Born:	1954.07.10 (Biritinga, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1980.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.09.24

Bishop of Caicó (Brazil) (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2012.08.08 – 2017.03.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (2017.03.08 – ...)

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (86)
(Apostolic Administrator 2016.07.06 – 2017.03.08)

Archbishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.
(2004.05.05 – 2016.07.06)

Unum Corpus Unus Spiritus

Born:	1949.09.16 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1977.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.10.31
Died:	2020.04.14 (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil † 70)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1997.09.10 – 1998.03.18)

Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (2004.05.05 – 2016.07.06)

Religious of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos). Died of COVID-19.

Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira
(1995.11.29 – 2004.05.05)

Evangelizare

Born:	1928.05.01 (Recife, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1953.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.12.27
Died:	2017.03.25 (Recife, PE, Brazil † 88)

Titular Bishop of Bitylius (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)

Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil) (1981.11.09 – 1995.11.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1995.11.29 – 2004.05.05)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1998 – 2003)

Archbishop José Maria Pires
(1965.12.02 – 1995.11.29)

Scientiam Salutis

Born:	1919.03.15 (Córregos, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1941.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.09.22
Died:	2017.08.27 (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil † 98)

Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil) (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1965.12.02 – 1995.11.29)

Archbishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas
(1959.06.20 – 1965.05.18)

Sentire cum Ecclesia

Born:	1903.08.04 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1925.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.10.30
Died:	1968.02.23 († 64)

Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil) (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1944.09.10 – 1956.10.23)

Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20)

Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1956.10.23 – 1959.06.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1959.06.20 – 1965.05.18)

Titular Archbishop of Gibba (1965.05.18 – 1968.02.23)

Archbishop Moisés Ferreira Coelho
(1935.08.16 – 1959.04.18)

Dominus illuminatio mea

Born:	1877.04.08 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1901.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1915.05.02
Died:	1959.04.18 († 82)

Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1914.11.16 – 1932.02.12)

Titular Archbishop of Berœa (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1935.08.16 – 1959.04.18)

Archbishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques
(1914.02.06 – 1935.08.15)

Iter para tutum

Born:	1855.08.30 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1880.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1894.01.07
Died:	1935.08.15 († 79)

Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1914.02.06 – 1935.08.15)

Bishops of Paraíba (Roman Rite)

Bishop Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (later Archbishop)
(1894.01.02 – 1914.02.06)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Moisés Ferreira Coelho (1932.02.12 – 1935.08.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira (later Archbishop) (1975.10.29 – 1981.11.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20)