The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife () is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.
Special churches
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Metropolitana São Salvador do Mundo, in Olinda Its Co-Cathedral is São Pedro dos Clérigos, dedicated to Saint Peter of Clerics, in Recife Further it has Minor Basilicas : Basílica Abacial do Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda, in Olinda Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, in Recife Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha, Pernambuco Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Recife Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, in Jaboatão dos Guararapes Historic churches Capela Dourada, Recife Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares, Recife Igreja dos Santos Cosme e Damião, Igarassu Igreja e Convento de Santo Antônio, Igarassu
History
Established on 17 July 1614 as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco, on territory split off from the then Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos Promoted on 11 November 1676 and renamed after its see as Diocese of Olinda
Lost territories repeatedly: on 1677.08.30 to establish Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, on 1854.06.06 to establish Diocese of Ceará, on 1892.04.27 to establish Diocese of Paraiba and on 1900.07.02 to establish Diocese of Alagôas Promoted on 5 December 1910 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda, having lost territory to establish the Diocese of Floresta, its suffragan Renamed on 26 July 1918 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, reflecting its double see Lost territories repeatedly again : on 1918.08.02 to establish Diocese of Garanhuns and Diocese of Nazaré, on 1948.08.07 to establish Diocese of Caruaru, and on 1962.01.13 to establish Diocese of Palmares.
Ecclesiastical province
Its Suffragan sees are : Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru Roman Catholic Diocese of Floresta, a daughter Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns, a daughter Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré, a daughter Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmares, its junior daughter Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,804,000 Catholics (94.5% of 4,024,000 total) on 4,058 km² in 114 parishes and 689 missions with 277 priests (122 diocesan, 155 religious), 32 deacons, 1,143 lay religious (251 brothers, 892 sisters) with 63 seminarians.
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)