Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Teresina
Statistics
Area	53,583 km² (20,689 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 161,532 143,832 (89.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	18 June 1920 (97 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Emeritus Bishops	Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Latin: Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês, located in the city of Bom Jesus, Piauí.

History

Established on 18 June 1920 as Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, on territory split off from the Diocese of Piaui
Lost territory on 1960.12.17 to establish the then Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato (later promoted to diocese)
Promoted on 3 October 1981 as Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercederians, O. de M.) (1924.12.18 – death 1926.05.05), Titular Bishop of Agathopolis (1924.12.18 – 1926.05.05)
Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. (1926.11.14 – retired 1928), Titular Bishop of Podalia (1926.11.14 – death 1949.08.09)
Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. (1930.08.01 – death 1958.03.09), Titular Bishop of Trebenna (1930.08.01 – 1958.03.09)
José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (1958.03.08 – 1981.10.03 see below), succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (1956.07.08 – 1958.03.08) & Titular Bishop of Usula (1956.07.08 – 1978.05.26)
- Auxiliary Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24), Titular Bishop of Nicives (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24); later Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil) (1976.03.24 – retired 2000.02.02)

José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (see above 1981.10.03 – retired 1989.03.01)
Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. (1989.03.01 – retired 2014.01.15), succeeded as former Auxiliary Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (1979.04.26 – 1989.03.01) & Titular Bishop of Ceramus (1979.04.26 – 1989.03.01)
Marcos Antônio Tavoni (2014.01.15 – ...)

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