Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

The Archdiocese of SÃÂ£o Salvador da Bahia () is part of the Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of SÃÂ£o Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil. The archdiocese is located in the city of Salvador, Bahia.

The Archdiocese offers a wide range of services to complement parish provision. These are listed on the Archdiocesan website. These include, for example, the Pastoral do Menor service working together with CEIFAR in Tancredo Neves to support young people and families by providing guidance on sexuality and family planning

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishops

Pedro Fernandes Sardinha (25 Feb 1551 - 2 Jun 1556 )
Pedro LeitÃÂ£o (23 Mar 1558 - Oct 1573 )
AntÃÂ´nio Barreiros (20 Jul 1575 - 11 May 1600 )
Constantino Barradas (23 Sep 1602 - Jun 1618 )
Marcos Teixeira de MendonÃÂ§a (25 Oct 1621 - 8 Oct 1624 )
Miguel Pereira (29 Nov 1627 - 16 Aug 1630 )
Pedro da Silva Sampaio (6 Sep 1632 - 15 Apr 1649 )
EstevÃÂ£o dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes (17 Jun 1669 - 6 Jun 1672 )
Constantino Sampaio (1672 - 1672)
EstevÃÂ£o dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes (15 Apr 1672 - 6 Jun 1672 )

Archbishops

Gaspar Barata de MendonÃÂ§a (16 Nov 1676 - 1681 )
JoÃÂ£o da Madre de Deus AraÃÂºjo (4 May 1682 - 13 Jun 1686 )
Manoel da RessurreiÃÂ§ÃÂ£o (12 May 1687 - 16 Jan 1691 )
JoÃÂ£o Franco de Oliveira (9 Jan 1692 - 18 Apr 1701 ), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
SebastiÃÂ£o Monteiro da Vida (8 Aug 1701 - 7 Sep 1722 )
Ludovico Alvares de Figueiredo (21 Feb 1725 - 27 Aug 1735 )
JosÃÂ© de Fialho (3 Sep 1738 Appointed - 2 Jan 1741)
JosÃÂ© Botelho de Matos (2 Jan 1741 - 7 Jan 1760 )
Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira (6 Aug 1770 - 22 Jun 1771 )
Joaquim Borges de Figueroa (8 Mar 1773 - 13 Jul 1778 )
AntÃÂ´nio de SÃÂ£o JosÃÂ© Moura Marinho (20 Jul 1778 - 9 Aug 1779 )
AntÃÂ´nio CorrÃÂªa (13 Dec 1779 - 12 Jul 1802 )
JosÃÂ© de Santa EscolÃÂ¡stica ÃÂlvares Pereira (16 Mar 1804 - 3 Jan 1814 )
Francisco de SÃÂ£o Damazo Abreu Vieira (15 Mar 1815 - 18 Nov 1816 )
Vicente da Soledade e Castro (28 Aug 1820 - 31 Mar 1823 )
Romualdo AntÃÂ´nio de Seixas Barroso (21 May 1827 - 29 Dec 1860 )
Manoel Joaquim da Silveira (5 Jan 1861 - 23 Jun 1874 )
Joaquim GonÃÂ§alves de Azevedo (19 Dec 1876 - 6 Nov 1879 )
Luiz AntÃÂ´nio dos Santos (13 Mar 1881 - 26 Jun 1890 )
AntÃÂ´nio de Macedo Costa (26 Jun 1890 - 20 Mar 1891 )
JerÃÂ³nimo ThomÃÂ© da Silva (12 Sep 1893 - 15 Feb 1924 )
Augusto ÃÂlvaro da Silva (17 Dec 1924 - 14 Aug 1968 ), Cardinal in 1953
EugÃÂªnio de AraÃÂºjo Sales (29 Oct 1968 - 13 Mar 1971 ), Cardinal in 1969; appointed Archbishop of SÃÂ£o SebastiÃÂ£o do Rio de Janeiro
Avelar BrandÃÂ£o Vilela (25 Mar 1971 - 19 Dec 1986 ), Cardinal in 1973
Lucas Moreira Neves (9 Jul 1987 - 25 Jun 1998 ), Cardinal in 1988; appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (13 Jan 1999 - 12 Jan 2011 ), Cardinal in 2001
Murilo SebastiÃÂ£o Ramos Krieger (12 Jan 2011 - 11 Mar 2020 )
SÃÂ©rgio da Rocha (11 Mar 2020 - current), Cardinal in 2016

Coadjutor archbishop

JoÃÂ£o de Souza Lima (1980-1981), did not succeed to see

Auxiliary bishops

Manoel dos Santos Pereira (1890-1893), appointed Bishop of Olinda
AntÃÂ´nio de MendonÃÂ§a Monteiro (1950-1957), appointed Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia
Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1961-1965), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
Adriano Mandarino HypÃÂ³lito, O.F.M. (1962-1966), appointed Bishop of Nova IguaÃÂ§u, Rio de Janeiro
ÃÂngelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. (1981-1986), appointed Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul
JosÃÂ© Carlos Melo, C.M. (1991-2000), became Archbishop (personal title) in 1999; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of MaceiÃÂ³, Alagoas
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (1998-2004), appointed Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (2002-2006), appointed Bishop of SantÃÂssima ConceiÃÂ§ÃÂ£o do Araguaia
JosafÃÂ¡ Menezes da Silva (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia
JoÃÂ£o Carlos Petrini (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of CamaÃÂ§ari, Bahia
GregÃÂ³rio PaixÃÂ£o Neto (2006-2012), appointed Bishop of PetrÃÂ³polis, Rio de Janeiro
Gilson Andrade da Silva (2011-2018), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nova IguaÃÂ§u, Rio de Janeiro
Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (2012-2014), appointed Bishop of EstÃÂ¢ncia, Sergipe
Marco EugÃÂªnio GalrÃÂ£o Leite de Almeida (2013-)
Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (2014-2020), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia
Dorival Souza Barreto JÃÂºnior (until 2025), appointed Bishop of JanuÃÂ¡ria
Gabriel dos Santos Filho (since 2025)
Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues (since 2025)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Manoel da Silva Gomes, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (CearÃÂ¡) in 1911
Miguel de Lima Valverde, appointed Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in 1911

Suffragan dioceses

References

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