Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Latin: Dioecesis Raymundianus) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.
CountryBrazil
Area39,316 km2 (15,180 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2014)
- 202,600
- 183,300 (90.5%)
Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato Dioecesis Raymundianus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Teresina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,316 km2 (15,180 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1960 (65 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São Ramundo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ronilton Souza de Araújo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedesaoraimundo.com.br | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São Raimundo, located in the city of São Raimundo Nonato.
In 2010, the diocese had an area of 39,316 square kilometres; a total population of 193,000; a Catholic population of 174,000; 23 priests; and 42 religious.[1]
History
- Established on 17 December 1960 as Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, on territory split off from the Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí
- Promoted on 3 October 1981 as Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato.
Ordinaries
- Territorial (Bishop-)Prelates of São Raimundo Nonato
- Amadeu González Ferreiros, Mercederians (O. de M.) (1961.12.23 – retired 1967.12.28), Titular Bishop of Metræ (1963.02.18 – death 1995.03.20)
- Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. (1969.12.05 – 1981.10.03 see below, promoted as first bishop), Titular Bishop of Skradin (1969.12.05 – 1978.05.26)
- Bishops of São Raimundo Nonato
- Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. (see above 1981.10.03 – retired 2002.07.17)
- Pedro Brito Guimarães (2002.07.17 – 2010.10.20), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil) (2010.10.20 – ...)
- João Santos Cardoso (2011.12.14 – 2015.06.24), later Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (2015.06.24 – ...)
- Eduardo Zielski (2016.03.02 – retired 2023.07.19)
- Ronilton Souza de Araújo (2023.07.19 – Present)
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