Dom Expedito Lopes is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Piauí in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
The name is a homage to the Catholic bishop
Francisco Expedito Lopes
Francisco Expedito Lopes (July 8, 1914 – July 2, 1957) was a Brazilian Catholic bishop.
Biography
He was born in Sítio Jerusalém (Vila de Meruoca) in Sobral, in the state of Ceará. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 1938, holy bishop in S ...
(1914-1957).
See also
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List of municipalities in Piauí
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí is divided into 224 municipalities, which are grouped into 15 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Piauí
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