Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras
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Diocese of Oeiras
Dioecesis Oeirensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Teresina |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 285,274 279,396 (97.9%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 December 1944 (79 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Vitória |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juarez Sousa Da Silva |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras (Latin: Dioecesis Oeirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oeiras in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina in Brazil.
History
- 16 December 1944: Established as Diocese of Oeiras from the Diocese of Piaui
- 8 December 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano
- 27 February 2008: Renamed as Diocese of Oeiras
Leadership
- Bishops of Oeiras (Roman rite)
- Bishop Juarez Sousa Da Silva (2008.02.27 – present)
- Bishops of Oeiras – Floriano (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha (2001.10.24 – 2008.02.27)
- Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (1993.06.02 – 2001.05.02)
- Bishop Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. (1977.12.08 – 1991.12.31)
- Bishops of Oeiras (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. (1959.06.20 – 1977.12.08)
- Bishop Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1954.11.17 – 1957.11.09)
- Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes (1948.08.30 – 1954.08.24)
References
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