The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floriano ( la, Dioecesis Florianensis) is a
suffragan
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Latin
diocese
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History
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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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 northeastern Brazil.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Cathedral São Pedro de Alcântara, dedicated to
Peter of Alcantara
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* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
, in the city of
Floriano,
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
state.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 162,100 Catholics (80.0% of 202,600 total) on 48,559 km² in 29 parishes and 3 missions with 29 priests (14 diocesan, 15 religious), 31 lay religious (15 brothers, 16 sisters) and 7 seminarians.
History
* 27 February 2008: Established as Diocese of Floriano, on territory split off from the
Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras ( la, Dioecesis Oeirensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina in northeastern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Vitória, dedicated to Our L ...
(with its incumbent transferred as first bishop).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman rite
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)
;''
Suffragan Bishop
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s of Floriano
* Augusto Alves da Rocha (27 February 2008 - retired 17 March 2010), previously Bishop of
Picos
Picos is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil. Picos is the state's third-largest city, located in the south-central region of Piauí and is the most economically developed city in the region. The city's finan ...
(Brazil) (1975.05.23 – 2001.10.24), Bishop of mother see
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras ( la, Dioecesis Oeirensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina in northeastern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Vitória, dedicated to Our L ...
(Brazil) (2001.10.24 – 2008.02.27)
* Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (17 March 2010 – 4 May 2016), next Bishop of
Amargosa (Brazil) (2016.05.04 – ...)
* Edivalter Andrade (2017.03.29 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which em ...
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, wuth Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 2008
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Teresina