Suffragan diocese Parnaíba, Brazil
Diocese of Parnaíba
Parnaiben(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Parnaiba is a Latin Rite diocese in Piaui, Brazil, erected in 1944 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Teresina. Bishop Edivalter Andrade has led the see since 2023.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1944
- Catholics
- 495,000
- Priests
- 57
- Territory
- 20,565 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São José OperárioPedro IIView parish
- São João BatistaSão João da FronteiraView parish
- São João BatistaCocal dos AlvesView parish
- São João BatistaSão João do ArraialView parish
- São João XXIIIParnaíbaView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoMatias OlimpioView parish
- São SebastiãoParnaíbaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Edivalter Andrade
- Born
- 17 April 1962
- Birthplace
- Barra de São Francisco
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de Nossa Senhora Mae da Divina Graca stands in Parnaíba, 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
The city of Parnaíba in Brazil is home to this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Parnaibensis), which sits within the ecclesiastical province of Teresina.