Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Latin: Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.
Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Teresina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 53,583 km2 (20,689 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 161,532 143,832 (89.0%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 June 1920 (100 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Marcos Antônio Tavoni |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês, located in the city of Bom Jesus, Piauí.
History
- Established on 18 June 1920 as Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, on territory split off from the Diocese of Piaui
- Lost territory on 17 December 1960 to establish the then Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato (later promoted to diocese)
- Promoted on 3 October 1981 as Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
Ordinaries
- Territorial (bishop-)prelates of Bom Jesus do Piauí
- Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercederians, O. de M.) (18 December 1924 – death 5 May 1926), titular bishop of Agathopolis (18 December 1924 – 5 May 1926)
- Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. (14 November 1926 – retired 1928), titular bishop of Podalia (14 November 1926 – death 9 August 1949)
- Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. (1 August 1930 – death 9 March 1958), titular bishop of Trebenna (1 August 1930 – 9 March 1958)
- José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (8 March 1958 – 3 October 1981 see below), succeeded as former coadjutor bishop-prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (8 July 1956 – 8 March 1958) and titular bishop of Usula (8 July 1956 – 26 May 1978)
- Auxiliary bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. (14 July 1971 – 24 March 1976), titular bishop of Nicives (14 July 1971 – 24 March 1976); later Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil) (24 March 1976 – retired 2 February 2000)
- Suffragan bishops of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
- José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (see above 3 October 1981 – retired 1 March 1989)
- Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. (1 March 1989 – retired 15 January 2014), succeeded as former auxiliary bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989) and titular bishop of Ceramus (26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989)
- Marcos Antônio Tavoni (15 January 2014 – )
Coadjutor prelate
- José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (1956-1958)
Auxiliary bishops
- Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. † (1971-1976), appointed Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui
- Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. (1979-1989), appointed bishop here
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