The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia ( la, Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia) is a Latin
suffragan
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diocese in the
Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan
Archbishop of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's
Piauí
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Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
state.
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
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)
Ordinaries
;''Territorial (bishop-)prelates of Bom Jesus do Piauí
*
Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez,
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
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(Mercederians, O. de M.) (18 December 1924 – death 5 May 1926),
titular bishop of
Agathopolis
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Geography Location
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(18 December 1924 – 5 May 1926)
*
Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. (14 November 1926 – retired 1928), titular bishop of
Podalia
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Distribution ...
(14 November 1926 – death 9 August 1949)
*
Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. (1 August 1930 – death 9 March 1958), titular bishop of
Trebenna
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(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
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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
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(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
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with incumbent bio links
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1920
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Teresina
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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