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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
26,995 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2003)1,052,564958,197 (91.0%)

Established
  
20 February 1902 (115 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores

Archbishop
  
Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina (Latin: Archidioecesis Teresianus) 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

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Piaui (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
  • Bishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (later Archbishop) (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27)
  • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (later Archbishop) (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)
  • Bishops of Teresina (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)
  • Archbishops of Teresina (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Severino Vieira de Melo (1952.08.09 – 1955.05.27)
  • Archbishop Avelar Brandão Vilela (1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25)
  • Archbishop José Freire Falcão (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15)
  • Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21)
  • Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva (2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03)
  • Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha (2008.09.03 – 15 June 2011)
  • Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (since 22.02.2012)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
  • Diocese of Campo Maior
  • Diocese of Floriano
  • Diocese of Oeiras
  • Diocese of Parnaíba
  • Diocese of Picos
  • Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina Wikipedia
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