Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2021.06.02 – ...):

Archbishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (68)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of São Luís do Maranhão (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (68)
(2021.06.02 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Born:	1956.07.29 (Boim, PA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1985.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.10.28

Priest of Santarém (Brazil) (1985.07.27 – 2005.08.03)

Bishop of Imperatriz (Brazil) (2005.08.03 – 2016.05.18)

Coadjutor Bishop of Crato (Brazil) (2016.05.18 – 2016.12.28)

Bishop of Crato (Brazil) (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (2021.06.02 – ...)

Archbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (79)
(2005.09.21 – 2021.06.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Invisibilem Tamquam Videns / Como se visse o invisível

Born:	1945.08.04 (Carmópolis de Minas, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1969.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.02.19

Bishop of Bacabal (Brazil) (1999.12.01 – 2005.09.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (2005.09.21 – 2021.06.02)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2011.05.10 – 2015.04.20)

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2015.05.13 – 2019.05.15)

Archbishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte
(1984.03.20 – 2005.09.21)

Christus heri et hodie

Born:	1931.06.24 (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1954.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.11.21
Died:	2009.03.15 (São Luís, MA, Brazil † 77)

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil) (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1984.03.20 – 2005.09.21)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1987 – 1991)

Archbishop João José da Mota e Albuquerque
(1964.04.28 – 1984.03.20)

Sanctificans evangelium Dei

Born:	1913.03.27 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1935.04.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.04.28
Died:	1987.09.12 († 74)

Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil) (1957.01.04 – 1961.02.28)

Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1964.04.28 – 1984.03.20)

Archbishop José de Medeiros Delgado
(1951.09.04 – 1963.05.10)

Ita pater

Born:	1905.07.28 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1929.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.06.29
Died:	1988.03.09 († 82)

Bishop of Caicó (Brazil) (1941.03.15 – 1951.09.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1951.09.04 – 1963.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1963.05.10 – 1973.03.26)

Archbishop Adalberto Accioli Sobral
(1947.01.18 – 1951.05.24)

In verbo tuo

Born:	1887.08.02 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1911.11.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.09.04
Died:	1951.05.24 († 63)

Bishop of Barra (Brazil) (1927.04.22 – 1934.01.13)

Bishop of Pesqueira (Brazil) (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1947.01.18 – 1951.05.24)

Archbishop Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (later Cardinal)
(1935.12.19 – 1944.08.13)

In sinu Jesu

Born:	1890.07.16 (Bom Jesus do Amparo, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1918.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.10.30
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1982.09.18 (Aparecida, SP, Brazil † 92)

Titular Bishop of Algiza (1932.07.29 – 1935.12.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina (Brazil) (1932.07.29 – 1935.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1935.12.19 – 1944.08.13)

Apostolic Administrator of Pinheiro (Brazil) (1940 – 1944)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1944.08.13 – 1964.04.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1946.02.22 – 1982.09.18)

President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1952 – 1958)

Apostolic Administrator of Aparecida (Brazil) (1958.04.19 – 1964.04.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (1964.04.18 – 1982.09.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Lorena (Brazil) (1970 – 1971.11.03)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1977.08.02 – 1982.09.18)

Archbishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque
(1922.10.27 – 1935.12.16)

Born:	1866.07.03 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1888.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.06.11
Died:	1949.01.03 († 82)

Bishop of Piaui (Brazil) (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1935.12.16)

Archbishop-Bishop of Campos (Brazil) (1935.12.16 – 1949.01.03)

Archbishops of São Luís do Maranhão (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B.
(1921.12.02 – 1922.02.10)

Born:	1876.02.19 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1901.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.08.15
Died:	1960.04.25 († 84)

Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil) (1918.02.15 – 1918.06.18)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1918.06.18 – 1921.12.02)

Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1921.12.02 – 1922.02.10)

Titular Archbishop of Verissa (1922.02.10 – 1922.09.01)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1922.02.10 – 1922.09.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1922.09.01 – 1960.04.25)

Bishops of São Luís do Maranhão (Roman Rite)

Bishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1918.06.18 – 1921.12.02)

(see above)

Bishop Francisco de Paula Silva, C.M.
(1907.04.18 – 1918.06.04)

Born:	1866.10.22 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1892.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.07.14
Died:	1918.06.04 († 51)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1907.04.18 – 1918.06.04)

Bishop-elect Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho (later Archbishop)
(1906.09.09 – 1906.12.06)

Dominus fortitudo mea

Born:	1868.12.18 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1891.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.03.19
Died:	1939.01.10 († 70)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1906.09.09 – 1906.12.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1906.12.06 – 1923.01.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil) (1923.01.19 – 1939.01.10)

Bishop Antônio Xisto Albano
(1901.03.23 – 1905.12.14)

Born:	1860.08.06 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1885.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1901.06.16
Died:	1917.02.21 († 56)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1901.03.23 – 1905.12.14)

Titular Bishop of Bethsaida (1905.12.14 – 1917.02.21)

Fr. Luis de Salles Pessoa
(1898 – 1898)

Died:

1898

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1898 – 1898)

Bishop Antônio Cândido Alvarenga
(1877.09.21 – 1898.11.28)

Respice stellam voca Mariam

Born:	1836.04.12 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1860.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1878.03.31
Died:	1903.04.01 († 66)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1877.09.21 – 1898.11.28)

Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1898.11.28 – 1903.04.01)

Bishop Luiz da Conceição Saraiva, O.S.B.
(1861.07.22 – 1876.04.26)

Born:	1824.09.24 (Brazil)
Consecrated Bishop:	1861.10.20
Died:	1876.04.26 († 51)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1861.07.22 – 1876.04.26)

Bishop Manoel Joaquim da Silveira (later Archbishop)
(1851.09.05 – 1861.01.05)

Born:	1807.04.11 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1830.05.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.01.25
Died:	1874.06.23 († 67)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1851.09.05 – 1861.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1861.01.05 – 1874.06.23)

Bishop Carlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D.
(1844.01.22 – 1850.04.03)

Born:	1776 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1799.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.06.02
Died:	1850.04.03 († 73)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1844.01.22 – 1850.04.03)

Bishop Marcos Antônio de Souza
(1827.06.25 – 1842.11.29)

Born:	1771.02.10 (Brazil)
Consecrated Bishop:	1827.10.28
Died:	1842.11.29 († 71)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1827.06.25 – 1842.11.29)

Bishop Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, O.F.M.
(1819.08.23 – 1824.05.03)

Born:	1776.11.12 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1816.11.03
Died:	1851.08.31 († 74)

Bishop-Prelate of Mozambique (Mozambique) (1811.12.17 – 1819.08.23)

Titular Bishop of Leontopolis in Bithynia (1815.09.04 – 1819.08.23)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1819.08.23 – 1824.05.03)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1824.05.03 – 1851.08.31)

Bishop Luiz de Brito Homem
(1802.05.24 – 1813.12.10)

Born:	1748.08.08
Ordained Priest:	1777.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1792.04.29
Died:	1813.12.10 († 65)

Bishop of São Paulo de Loanda (Angola) (1791.12.17 – 1802.05.24)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1802.05.24 – 1813.12.10)

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira de Carvalho
(1795.06.01 – 1801.04.26)

Born:	1750.07.17 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1777.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1795.09.13
Died:	1801.04.26 († 50)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1795.06.01 – 1801.04.26)

Bishop Antônio de Pádua e Belas, O.F.M.
(1783.07.18 – 1794.08.28)

Born:	1732.10.20 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1759.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1783.12.14
Died:	1808.01.21 († 75)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1783.07.18 – 1794.08.28)

Bishop José do Menino Jesus, O.C.D.
(1780.09.18 – 1783.07.18)

Born:	1735
Consecrated Bishop:	1780.11.30
Died:	1791.01.14 († 55)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1780.09.18 – 1783.07.18)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (1783.07.18 – 1791.01.14)

Bishop Jacinto Carlos da Silveira
(1779.03.01 – 1780.04.29)

Born:	1732.09.18 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1758.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1779.06.20
Died:	1808.07.28 († 75)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1779.03.01 – 1780.04.29)

Bishop Antônio de São José, O.E.S.A. (later Archbishop)
(1756.07.19 – 1778.07.20)

Born:	1704.02.21 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1728.09.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1756.09.21
Died:	1779.08.09 († 75)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1756.07.19 – 1778.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1778.07.20 – 1779.08.09)

Bishop Francisco de São Tiago, O.F.M.
(1745.12.15 – 1752.12.12)

Born:	1692 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1716.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1746.03.13
Died:	1752.12.12 († 59)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1745.12.15 – 1752.12.12)

Bishop Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O. Cist.
(1738.09.03 – 1745.12.15)

Born:	1690.02.05 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1712.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1738.12.14
Died:	1764.01.03 († 73)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1738.09.03 – 1745.12.15)

Bishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1745.12.15 – 1764.01.03)

Bishop José Delgarte, O.SS.T.
(1716.10.05 – 1724.12.23)

Born:	1663 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1686.08.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.12.27
Died:	1724.12.23 († 60)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1716.10.05 – 1724.12.23)

Bishop Timóteo do Sacramento, O.S.B.
(1696.12.17 – 1700)

Born:	1653.02.05 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1693.04.12
Died:	1714.04 († 61)

Bishop of Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe) (1693.01.02 – 1696.12.17)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1696.12.17 – 1700)

Bishop Francisco de Lima, O. Carm.
(1691.12.19 – 1695.08.22)

In caritate

Born:	1630 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1692.04.20
Died:	1704.04.29 († 73)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1691.12.19 – 1695.08.22)

Bishop of Olinda (Brazil) (1695.08.22 – 1704.04.29)

Bishop Gregório dos Anjos
(1677.08.30 – 1689.05.11)

Born:	1612 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1635
Consecrated Bishop:	1678.01.23
Died:	1689.05.11 († 76)

Bishop of Malacca (Malaysia) (? – 1677.08.30 not possessed)

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1677.08.30 – 1689.05.11)

Fr. Antônio de Santa Maria
(1677 – 1677 not possessed)

Died:

1677

Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1677 – 1677 not possessed)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado (75) (2015.03.18 – 2020.11.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. (67) (2010.12.22 – 2013.06.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. (1998.02.18 – 2010.09.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges (89) (1995.08.02 – 1998.02.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (99) (1966.08.08 – 1974.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antônio Batista Fragoso (1957.03.13 – 1964.04.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar (1954.11.06 – 1956.02.24)