Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Archdiocese of Teresina Archidioecesis Teresianus
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 1,052,564 958,197 (91.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 February 1902 (122 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Emeritus Bishops	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho Celso José Pinto da Silva
Website
www.arquidiocesedeteresina.org.br

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

History

• 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui 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

Leadership

• Bishops of Piaui (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
  • Bishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (later Archbishop) (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27)
  • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (later Archbishop) (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)
• Bishops of Teresina (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)
• Archbishops of Teresina (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Severino Vieira de Melo (1952.08.09 – 1955.05.27)
  • Archbishop Avelar Brandão Vilela (1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25)
  • Archbishop José Freire Falcão (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15)
  • Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21)
  • Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva (2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03)
  • Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha (2008.09.03 – 15 June 2011)
  • Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (since 22.02.2012)

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

Source

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