Teresina (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Juarez Sousa Da Silva, Archbishop
Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 9 August 1952
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Piaui
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 26,272 (10,147 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nordeste 4
Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesedeteresina.org.br
Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Frei Serafim 3200, 64001-020 Teresina, PI, Brazil
Telephone: (086)2106-2150
Fax: 3232-2254

Historical Details

Diocese of Piaui
- Latin Name: Piauhyensis
- Erected: 20 February 1902
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
- Country: Brazil
Diocese of Teresina
- Latin Name: Teresiana
- Name Changed: 16 December 1944
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
- Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joaquim Antônio de Almeida † (14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 23 Oct 1910 Appointed, Bishop of Natal)
Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva † (17 Feb 1913 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque † (2 Apr 1914 Appointed - 27 Oct 1922 Appointed, Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão)
Severino Vieira de Melo † (8 Jun 1923 Appointed - 27 May 1955 Died)
Avelar Brandão Vilela † (5 Nov 1955 Appointed - 25 Mar 1971 Appointed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia)
José Freire Falcão † (25 Nov 1971 Appointed - 15 Feb 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal)
Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho † (7 Oct 1984 Appointed - 21 Feb 2001 Retired)
Celso José Pinto da Silva † (21 Feb 2001 Appointed - 3 Sep 2008 Resigned)
Sérgio da Rocha (3 Sep 2008 Succeeded - 15 Jun 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal)
Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (22 Feb 2012 Appointed - 4 Jan 2023 Retired)
Juarez Sousa Da Silva (4 Jan 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Piaui
20 February 1902	Erected	Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Piauí)	Diocese of Piaui (erected)
18 June 1920	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piaui	Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (erected)
10 February 1922	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Piaui (from Belém do Pará)
16 December 1944	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piaui (Parnaiba, Luiz Gorreia, Barros, Burity dos Lopes, Petro Secundo, Periperi, Piracuruca, BataTha, and Porto Alegre)	Diocese of Parnaíba (erected)
16 December 1944	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piaui (Oeiras, Jaicos, Patrocinio, Paulista, Picos, Floriano, Jerumenha, and Simplicio Mendes)	Diocese of Oeiras (erected)
Diocese of Teresina
16 December 1944	Name Changed	Diocese of Piaui	Diocese of Teresina
Archdiocese of Teresina
9 August 1952	Elevated	Diocese of Teresina	Archdiocese of Teresina
12 June 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Parnaíba (Barras, Porto, and Nossa Senhora dos Bemedios) Archdiocese of Teresina (Alto Longa, Beneditinos, Altos, Campo Maior, Capitâo de Campos, Castelo do Piauí, São João da Serra, José de Freitas, Miguel Alves, and Sao Miguel do Tapuio)	Diocese of Campo Maior (erected)
3 April 1987	Territory Added	Diocese of Campo Maior (Miguel Alves)	Archdiocese of Teresina
27 February 2008	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano (Bela Vista do Piauí, Cajazeiras do Piauí, Campinas do Piauí, Colônia do Piauí, Conceição do Canindé, Floresta do Piauí, Isaías Coêlho, Oeiras, Santa Rosa do Piauí, Santo Inácio do Piauí, São Francisco de Assis do Piauí, São João da Varjota, São Miguel...) Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Paes Landim and Socorro do Piauí) Archdiocese of Teresina (Arraial, Barra D'Alcantara, Francisco Ayres, and Várzea Grande do Piauí)	Diocese of Oeiras

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Teresina

1949 17 3 20 0 5 56 14 ap1951

Archdiocese of Teresina

1966 550,000 600,000 91.7% 30 14 44 12,500 19 ap1967

1968 568,254 .0% 34 15 49 0 18 118 21 ap1971

1976 653,834 667,042 98.0% 34 18 52 12,573 21 111 29 ap1977

1980 549,000 560,000 98.0% 30 16 46 11,934 19 86 24 ap1981

1990 754,000 775,000 97.3% 34 24 58 13,000 56 116 30 ap1991

1999 986,108 1,183,327 83.3% 60 26 86 11,466 1 45 164 47 ap2000

2000 986,108 1,183,327 83.3% 59 26 85 11,601 1 30 168 48 ap2001

2001 986,108 1,052,564 93.7% 59 29 88 11,205 1 33 168 51 ap2002

2002 957,833 1,052,564 91.0% 61 27 88 10,884 1 31 168 52 ap2003

2003 958,197 1,052,564 91.0% 65 24 89 10,766 2 28 168 53 ap2004

2010 1,018,000 1,195,000 85.2% 86 32 118 8,627 19 34 169 59 ap2011

2014 1,053,000 1,237,000 85.1% 92 22 114 9,236 32 47 165 63 ap2015

2017 1,085,625 1,195,485 90.8% 104 22 126 8,616 43 58 144 65 ap2018

2020 1,096,900 1,207,870 90.8% 114 24 138 7,948 52 88 136 67 ap2021

2022 1,113,000 1,226,000 90.8% 117 29 146 7,623 73 100 145 77 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Teresina
1949				17	3	20	0		5	56	14	ap1951
Archdiocese of Teresina
1966	550,000	600,000	91.7%	30	14	44	12,500				19	ap1967
1968		568,254	.0%	34	15	49	0		18	118	21	ap1971
1976	653,834	667,042	98.0%	34	18	52	12,573		21	111	29	ap1977
1980	549,000	560,000	98.0%	30	16	46	11,934		19	86	24	ap1981
1990	754,000	775,000	97.3%	34	24	58	13,000		56	116	30	ap1991
1999	986,108	1,183,327	83.3%	60	26	86	11,466	1	45	164	47	ap2000
2000	986,108	1,183,327	83.3%	59	26	85	11,601	1	30	168	48	ap2001
2001	986,108	1,052,564	93.7%	59	29	88	11,205	1	33	168	51	ap2002
2002	957,833	1,052,564	91.0%	61	27	88	10,884	1	31	168	52	ap2003
2003	958,197	1,052,564	91.0%	65	24	89	10,766	2	28	168	53	ap2004
2010	1,018,000	1,195,000	85.2%	86	32	118	8,627	19	34	169	59	ap2011
2014	1,053,000	1,237,000	85.1%	92	22	114	9,236	32	47	165	63	ap2015
2017	1,085,625	1,195,485	90.8%	104	22	126	8,616	43	58	144	65	ap2018
2020	1,096,900	1,207,870	90.8%	114	24	138	7,948	52	88	136	67	ap2021
2022	1,113,000	1,226,000	90.8%	117	29	146	7,623	73	100	145	77	ap2023