Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju

Archdiocese of Aracaju
Archdiocese of Aracaju ; Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis ; Arquidiocese de Aracaju
	Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Aracaju
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2012); 1,272,000; 1,069,000 (84%)
Parishes	88
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3 January 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Aracaju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Palmeira Lessa
Emeritus Bishops	Luciano José Cabral Duarte
Map
	File:Províncias eclesiásticas do Brasil.svg
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju (Latin: Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Aracaju 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

Bishops of Aracaju (Latin Rite)
- José Tomas Gomes da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1948.10.31)
- Fernando Gomes dos Santos (1949.02.01 – 1957.03.07)
- José Vicente Távora (1957.11.20 – 1960.04.30)
Archbishops of Aracaju (Latin Rite)
- José Vicente Távora (1960.04.30 – 1970.04.03)
- Luciano José Cabral Duarte (1971.02.12 – 1998.08.26)
- José Palmeira Lessa (1998.08.26 – present)

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