Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Teresina

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina (Latin: Archidioecesis Teresiana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.

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History

  • 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • 16 December 1944: Renamed as Diocese of Teresina
  • 9 August 1952: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina

Bishops

Bishops of Piaui
  • Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
  • Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (2013.02.17, did not take effect)
  • Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Severino Vieira de Melo (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)
Bishops of Teresina
  • Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)
Archbishops of Teresina

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

    • Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1950-1954), appointed Bishop of Oeiras
    • José Gonzalez Alonso (1994-2001), appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

    • Júlio César Souza de Jesus, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. [1]
    "Rinunce e nomine, 04.01.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Additional sources
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Piauhy.

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