Archdiocese of Teresina
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.
History
- 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piauí 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
; Bishops of Piauí- Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida
- Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva
- Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque, appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
- Severino Vieira de Melo
- Severino Vieira de Melo
- Severino Vieira de Melo
- Avelar Brandão Vilela, appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- José Freire Falcão, appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
- Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
- Celso José Pinto da Silva
- Sérgio da Rocha, appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
- Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
- Juarez Sousa da Silva
Coadjutor bishops
- *Sérgio da Rocha ; future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
- *Raimundo de Castro e Silva, appointed Bishop of Oeiras
- *José Gonzalez Alonso, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraíba
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- *Júlio César Souza de Jesus, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018