Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Teresiana
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area26,995 km2 (10,423 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2003)
1,052,564
958,197 (91.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1902 (122 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJuarez Sousa da Silva
Bishops emeritusMiguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
Website
www.arquidiocesedeteresina.org.br

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

History

  • 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piauí 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 Piauí
Bishops of Teresina
  • Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)
Archbishops of Teresina

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. ^ a b "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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