Diocese of Picos
| Diocese of Picos | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Teresina |
| Diocesan bishop | Plínio José Luz da Silva |
| Vicar General | José Albino Carvalho Mendes |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 23,121 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 398,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 348,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 87.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,429 |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Remédios |
| address | Rua Padre Madeira 380 C.P. 81 64600-000 Picos, PI Brazil |
| Website | www.diocesedepicos.org.br |
The Diocese of Picos ( Latin Dioecesis Picuensis , Portuguese Diocese de Picos ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Picos in the State of Piauí .
history
The diocese of Picos was on October 28, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Teresina and the Diocese of Oeiras . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Teresina as a suffragan .
Bishops of Picos
- Augusto Alves da Rocha , 1975–2001, then Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano
- Plínio José Luz da Silva , since 2003