The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina () 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
References
Additional sources
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Archdiocese website (Portuguese)