The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina ( la, Archidioecesis Teresiana) is an

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located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.

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

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(1952.08.09 – 1955.05.27) ** Archbishop

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(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

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(1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21) ** Archbishop

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(2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03) ** Archbishop

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(2008.09.03 – 15 June 2011), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 2016) ** Archbishop

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(since 22.02.2012)

Coadjutor bishop

(2007-2008); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

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(1950-1954), appointed Bishop of Oeiras **

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(1994-2001), appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia * Diocese of Campo Maior *

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* Diocese of Parnaíba * Diocese of Picos * Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

Sources

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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