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Suffragan diocese Campo Maior, Brazil

Diocese of Campo Maior

Campi Maioris

The Diocese of Campo Maior is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Piaui state, northeastern Brazil, erected in 1975. Bishop Benedito Araujo was appointed in November 2025 and took canonical possession in 2026.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Santo Antônio, in Campo Maior, Brazil.

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Established
1975
Catholics
354,000
Priests
45
Territory
27,943 km²

Parishes and churches

30 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Benedito Araújo
Born
21 November 1963
Birthplace
Paço do Lumiar

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The cathedral

Catedral Santo Antônio stands in Campo Maior, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Diocese of Campo Maior (Latin: Dioecesis Campi Maioris) is a Latin suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of Teresina, in Piauí state in northeastern Brazil. In the city of Campo Maior, Piauí, stands its cathedral, the Catedral Santo Antônio, dedicated to Saint Anthony.

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