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Suffragan diocese Floriano, Brazil

Diocese of Floriano

Florianen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese centered on Floriano in Piaui state, northeastern Brazil. Erected 27 February 2008 from the Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Teresina. Its cathedral is the Catedral Sao Pedro de Alcantara.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Sao Pedro de Alcantara, in Floriano, Brazil.

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Established
2008
Catholics
162,100
Priests
32
Territory
58,697 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Edivalter Andrade
Born
17 April 1962
Birthplace
Barra de São Francisco

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The cathedral

Catedral Sao Pedro de Alcantara stands in Floriano, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In northeastern Brazil, within the ecclesiastical province of Teresina, the Diocese of Floriano (Latin: Dioecesis Florianensis) serves as a suffragan Latin see. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral São Pedro de Alcântara, dedicated to Peter of Alcantara, in the city of Floriano in Piauí state.