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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina (Latin: Archidioecesis Teresiana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.

History

• 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piauí 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 Piauí

• Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
• Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (2013.02.17, did not take effect)
• Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
• Severino Vieira de Melo (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)

Bishops of Teresina

• Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)

Archbishops of Teresina

• Severino Vieira de Melo (1952.08.09 – 1955.05.27)
• Avelar Brandão Vilela (1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Cardinal in 1973)
• José Freire Falcão (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 1988)
• Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21)
• Celso José Pinto da Silva (2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03)
• Sérgio da Rocha (2008.09.03 – 15 June 2011), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 2016)
• Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (22 February 2012 – 4 January 2023)
• Juarez Sousa da Silva (4 January 2023 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

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

Auxiliary bishops

• • Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1950-1954), appointed Bishop of Oeiras
  • José Gonzalez Alonso (1994-2001), appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraíba

Other priests 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
• Diocese of Oeiras
• Diocese of Parnaíba
• Diocese of Picos
• Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

References

1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.01.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

Additional sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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