Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina (Archidioecesis Teresiana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.

History

 * 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piauí from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
 * 16 December 1944: Renamed as Diocese of Teresina
 * 9 August 1952: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina

Bishops

 * Bishops of Piauí
 * Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1905.12.14 – 1910.10.23)
 * Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (2013.02.17, did not take effect)
 * Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1914.04.02 – 1922.10.27), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
 * Severino Vieira de Melo (1923.06.08 – 1944.12.16)
 * Bishops of Teresina
 * Severino Vieira de Melo (1944.12.16 – 1952.08.09)
 * Archbishops of Teresina
 * Severino Vieira de Melo (1952.08.09 – 1955.05.27)
 * Avelar Brandão Vilela (1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Cardinal in 1973)
 * José Freire Falcão (1971.11.25 – 1984.02.15), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 1988)
 * Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1984.10.07 – 2001.02.21)
 * Celso José Pinto da Silva (2001.02.21 – 2008.09.03)
 * Sérgio da Rocha (2008.09.03 – 15 June 2011), appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal (Cardinal in 2016)
 * Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (22 February 2012 – 4 January 2023)
 * Juarez Sousa da Silva (4 January 2023 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

 * Sérgio da Rocha (2007-2008); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

 * Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1950-1954), appointed Bishop of Oeiras
 * José Gonzalez Alonso (1994-2001), appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraíba

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

 * Júlio César Souza de Jesus, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
 * Diocese of Campo Maior
 * Diocese of Floriano
 * Diocese of Oeiras
 * Diocese of Parnaíba
 * Diocese of Picos
 * Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato