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

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

located in the city of

Teresina Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in north-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the ...

in Brazil.

History

* 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the

Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

* 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 Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat ...

(1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23) ** Bishop

Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva Quintino (Latin ''Quintinus'', from '' Quintus'') is a Latin-derived male given name meaning "the fifth". People * Quintino Bocaiúva - Brazilian journalist and politician * Quintino Vilas Boas Neto - Portuguese artist * Quintino de Lacerda - B ...

(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 Avelar Brandão Vilela (June 13, 1912 – December 19, 1986) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1971 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973. Biograph ...

(1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Cardinal in 1973) ** Archbishop

José Freire Falcão José Freire Falcão (; 23 October 1925 – 26 September 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Brasília from 1984 to 2004. He was created a cardinal in 1988. Biography José Freire Falcão was born on 23 O ...

(1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 1988) ** Archbishop

Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (4 April 1925 – 28 June 2018) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. Câmara Filho was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1948. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...

(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 Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr (Hyacinth and Protus), or the Hyacinth flower itself. Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Chinto" and "Jesse". Jacinto has only ...

(since 22.02.2012)

Coadjutor bishop

** Sérgio da Rocha (2007-2008); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

Raimundo de Castro e Silva The name Raimundo may refer to: * Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (1907–1986) * Raimundo Calcagno, Spanish screenwriter * Raimundo Rolón, brief President of Paraguay * Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian footballer * Raimundo Diosdado Caballero, Ca ...

(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

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

Diocese of Floriano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floriano ( la, Dioecesis Florianensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina, Teresina, in northeastern Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedra ...

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

Sources

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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