Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

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

Archdiocese of Teresina

Archidioecesis Teresiana
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area26,995 km2 (10,423 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2003)
1,052,564
958,197 (91.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1902 (118 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Bishops emeritusMiguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
Website
www.arquidiocesedeteresina.org.br

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 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
    • Bishop Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (2013.02.17, did not take effect)
    • Bishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
    • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (later Archbishop) (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)
  • Bishops of Teresina (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (later Archbishop) (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), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Cardinal in 1973)
    • Archbishop José Freire Falcão (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 1988)
    • 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), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 2016)
    • Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (since 22.02.2012)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

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

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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

Suffragan dioceses

Sources


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