Roman Catholic Diocese of Parnaíba

Diocese of Parnaíba

*Dioecesis Parnaibensis*
Diocese of Parnaíba; Dioecesis Parnaibensis
	Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of Divine Grace
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Teresina
Statistics
Area	20,565 km2 (7,940 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 550,000; 495,000 (90%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 December 1944 (79 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nossa Senhora Mãe da Divina Graça
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edivalter Andrade
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Bishops emeritus	Alfredo Schäffler
Website
	www.diocesedeparnaiba.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parnaíba (Latin: Dioecesis Parnaibensis) is a diocese located in the city of Parnaíba in the ecclesiastical province of Teresina in Brazil.

History

Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1946.02.07 – 1959.01.17)
Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório (1959.06.20 – 1980.04.23)
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1980.09.02 – 1985.10.24)
Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (1986.03.25 – 2001.02.21)
Alfredo Schäffler (2001.02.21 – 2016.08.24)
Juarez Sousa da Silva (4 August 2016 – 4 January 2023)^[1]
Edivalter Andrade (8 November 2023 – Present)

^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.01.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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