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Roman Catholic Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
39,316 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Cathedral
  
Catedral São Ramundo

Bishop
  
Eduardo Zielski

Phone
  
+55 89 3582-3632

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2014)202,600183,300 (90.5%)

Established
  
17 December 1960 (56 years ago)

Address
  
Pc Cmte Piauilino, 15 - Centro, São Raimundo Nonato - PI, 64770-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Similar
  
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Latin: Dioecesis Raymundianus) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São Raimundo, located in the city of São Raimundo Nonato.

In 2010, the diocese had an area of 39,316 square kilometres; a total population of 193,000; a Catholic population of 174,000; 23 priests; and 42 religious.

History

  • Established on 17 December 1960 as Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, on territory split off from the Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí
  • Promoted on 3 October 1981 as Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato.

    • Ordinaries

    Territorial (Bishop-)Prelates of São Raimundo Nonato
  • Amadeu González Ferreiros, Mercederians (O. de M.) (1961.12.23 – retired 1967.12.28), Titular Bishop of Metræ (1963.02.18 – death 1995.03.20)
  • Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. (1969.12.05 – 1981.10.03 see below, promoted as first bishop), Titular Bishop of Skradin (1969.12.05 – 1978.05.26)
    • Bishops of São Raimundo Nonato
  • Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. (see above 1981.10.03 – retired 2002.07.17)
  • Pedro Brito Guimarães (2002.07.17 – 2010.10.20), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil) (2010.10.20 – ...)
  • João Santos Cardoso (2011.12.14 - 2015.06.24), later Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (2015.06.24 – ...)
  • Eduardo Zielski (March 2, 2016 - Present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato Wikipedia
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