Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Aracaiuensis

Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Aracaju
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceAracaju
Statistics
Area7,019 km2 (2,710 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
1,272,000
1,069,000 (84%)
Parishes88
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 January 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Aracaju
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopDom. Josafá Menezes da Silva
Bishops emeritusLuciano José Cabral Duarte
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesedearacaju.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Aracaiuensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in the State of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao), dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, in the city of Aracaju. Two World Heritage Sites are owned by the Archdiocese in São Cristóvão, Sergipe: the Misericórdia Hospital and Church (Igreja de Santa Casa de Misericórdia) and the Church and Convent of Santa Cruz, also known as the Church and Convent of Saint Francis.