Diocese of Parnaíba
| Diocese of Parnaíba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Teresina |
| Diocesan bishop | Juarez Sousa da Silva |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alfredo Schäffler |
| founding | 1944 |
| surface | 20,839 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 633,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 522,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 82.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,440 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeparnaiba.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Parnaíba ( Latin Dioecesis Parnaibensis , Portuguese Diocese de Parnaíba ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Parnaíba in the state of Piauí .
history
The diocese Parnaíba was on December 16, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. built from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Piauí and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Teresina, which was established at the same time, as a suffragan . In 1975 the diocese of Campo Maior was established from parts of the Parnaíba diocese and its archbishopric .
Bishops of Parnaíba
- Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco , 1946-1959
- Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório , 1959–1980
- Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral SDB , 1980–1985
- Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo , 1986-2001
- Alfredo Schäffler , 2001–2016 ( coadjutor 2000–2001)
- Juarez Sousa da Silva , since 2016
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Parnaíba - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on the Diocese of Parnaíba on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Parnaíba on gcatholic.org (English)