Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Maior

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Area 27,943 km² Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio Bishop Vacant Phone +55 86 3252-1132 Founded 1975

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)329,856304,234 (92.2%) Established 12 June 1975 (41 years ago) Address Rua Com Jacob Almendra - Cariri, Campo Maior - PI, 64280-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina Similar Catedral de Santo Antonio, Edular Calçados e Confecçõ, Prefeitura Municipal de Camp, Igreja Nossa Senhora Profiles Facebook

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Maior (Latin: Dioecesis Campi Maioris) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.

Its cathedral see is located in the city of Campo Maior, Piauí.

History

Established 12 June 1975 as Diocese of Campo Maior on territories split off from the Diocese of Parnaíba and its Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Campo Maior

Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, Mercederians (O. de M.) (1976.03.24 – retired 2000.02.02), previously Auxiliary Bishop of the then Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil) (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24) & Titular Bishop of Nicives (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24)

Bishop Eduardo Zielski (2000.02.02 – 2016.03.02)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Maior Wikipedia

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