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
Established	20 February 1902 (113 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

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)

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Piauhy.