Diocese of Floriano
| Diocese of Floriano | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Teresina |
| Diocesan bishop | Edivalter Andrade |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Augusto Alves da Rocha |
| founding | 2008 |
| surface | 48,559 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 205,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 164,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,588 |
| Friars | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral São Pedro de Alcântaria |
| Website | http://www.diocesedefloriano.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floriano ( Latin Dioecesis Florianensis , Portuguese Diocese de Floriano ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Floriano in the state of Piauí .
history
The diocese of Floriano was founded on February 27, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Brasiliensium fidelium through the division of the Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Teresina as a suffragan .
Bishops of Floriano
- Augusto Alves da Rocha , 2008-2010
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos , 2010–2016, then Bishop of Amargosa
- Edivalter Andrade , since 2017