Suffragan diocese Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Brazil
Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
Boni Iesu a Gurgueia
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1920
- Catholics
- 143,832
- Priests
- 33
- Territory
- 53,583 km²
Parishes and churches
24 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora das MercêsBom Jesus · CathedralView parish
- Bom Jesus da LapaCurraisView parish
- Bom Jesus da Lapa e Nossa Senhora das MercêsRedenção do GurguéiaView parish
- Divina PastoraGilbuésView parish
- Divino Espírito SantoCorrenteView parish
- Divino SalvadorCristino CastroView parish
- Menino Jesus de PragaBom JesusView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaAlvorada do GurguéiaView parish
- Nossa Senhora das MercêsAvelino LopesView parish
- Nossa Senhora das MercêsPalmeira do PiauíView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaMonte Alegre do PiauíView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Bom SucessoCurimatáView parish
- Nossa Senhora do LivramentoParnaguáView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro e São Benedito PretoRiacho FrioView parish
- Nossa Senhora Imaculada ConceiçãoCorrenteView parish
- Santa FilomenaRiacho FrioView parish
- Santa LuziaSebastião BarrosView parish
- Santo AntónioGilbuésView parish
- Sant’AnaCristalândia do PiauíView parish
- São BrásMorro Cabeca no TempoView parish
- São Francisco de AssisBarreiras do PiauíView parish
- São Francisco de AssisSanta LuzView parish
- São GonçaloSão Gonçalo do GurguéiaView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloBom JesusView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Marcos Antônio Tavoni
- Born
- 21 April 1967
- Birthplace
- São Carlos
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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.
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.