Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
Boni Iesu a Gurgueia
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Brazil
The Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia is a Latin Church diocese in Piauí state, Brazil, with its see in the city of Bom Jesus. Originating as a territorial prelature, it was promoted to a diocese on October 3, 1981, and is a suffragan of Teresina.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1920
- Latin
- Boni Iesu a Gurgueia
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mercy
- Annuario code
- 001000926
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 143,832
- Population
- 161,532
- Catholic share
- 89.0%
- Priests
- 33
- Catholics per priest
- 4,359
- Extent
- 53,583 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.7
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Marcos Antônio Tavoni
- Born
- 21 April 1967
- Birthplace
- São Carlos
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês stands in Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Teresina
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Teresina.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Campo MaiorCampo Maior
- Diocese of FlorianoFloriano
- Diocese of OeirasOeiras
- Diocese of ParnaíbaParnaíba
- Diocese of PicosPicos
- Diocese of São Raimundo NonatoSão Raimundo Nonato
- Archdiocese of TeresinaTeresina
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Piauí state, in northeastern Brazil, the Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Latin: Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia) serves as a Latin suffragan see under the Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina. The bishop's cathedral, the Marian Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês, stands in the city of Bom Jesus, Piauí.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].