Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olindensis et Recifensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
3,570,703
3,371,975 (94.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established15 July 1614 (410 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, Olinda
Co-cathedralCo-Catedral San Pedro dos Clerigos, Recife
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa
Auxiliary BishopsLimacêdo Antônio da Silva
Bishops emeritusJosé Cardoso Sobrinho
Antônio Fernando Saburido [de; pl; pt]
Map
Website
www.arquidioceseolindarecife.org

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olindensis et Recifensis) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.