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Suffragan diocese Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Brazil

Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Boni Iesu a Gurgueia

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês, in Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Brazil.

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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.

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.