Roman Catholic Diocese of Parnaíba

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Diocese of Parnaíba
Dioecesis Parnaibensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Teresina
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 20,565 km²
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça
Ordinaries
Bishop: Alfredo Schäffler

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parnaíba {Latin: Parnaiben(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Parnaíba in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • December 16, 1944: Established as Diocese of Parnaíba from the Diocese of Piaui

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Parnaíba (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Alfredo Schäffler (2001.02.21 – present)
    • Bishop Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (1986.03.25 – 2001.02.21)
    • Bishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1980.09.02 – 1985.10.24)
    • Bishop Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório (1959.06.20 – 1980.04.23)
    • Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1946.02.07 – 1959.01.17)

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