Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

Archdiocese of Teresina Archidioecesis Teresianus
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	26,995 km2 (10,423 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 1,052,564 958,197 (91.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
Bishop	sede vacante

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

History

• February 20, 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
• December 16, 1944: Renamed as Diocese of Teresina
• August 9, 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)

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

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)