The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia () is a Latin

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in the

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of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's

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state. Its

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episcopal see is the Marian Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Mercês, located in the city of Bom Jesus, Piauí.

History

* Established on 18 June 1920 as

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of Bom Jesus do Piauí, on territory split off from the

Diocese of Piaui The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina () is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil. History * 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piauí from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão * 16 December 1944 ...

* Lost territory on 17 December 1960 to establish the then

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(later promoted to diocese) * Promoted on 3 October 1981 as Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Bishops

(all

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)

Ordinaries

;''Territorial (bishop-)prelates of Bom Jesus do Piauí'' * Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez,

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(Mercederians, O. de M.) (18 December 1924 – death 5 May 1926),

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of Agathopolis (18 December 1924 – 5 May 1926) * Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. (14 November 1926 – retired 1928), titular bishop of

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(14 November 1926 – death 9 August 1949) * Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. (1 August 1930 – death 9 March 1958), titular bishop of

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(1 August 1930 – 9 March 1958) * José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (8 March 1958 – 3 October 1981 ''see below''), succeeded as former

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of Bom Jesus do Piauí (8 July 1956 – 8 March 1958) and titular bishop of Usula (8 July 1956 – 26 May 1978) **'' Auxiliary bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. (14 July 1971 – 24 March 1976), titular bishop of

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(14 July 1971 – 24 March 1976); later Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil) (24 March 1976 – retired 2 February 2000)'' ;''Suffragan bishops of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia'' * José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (''see above'' 3 October 1981 – retired 1 March 1989) *

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, O. de M. (1 March 1989 – retired 15 January 2014), succeeded as former

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of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989) and titular bishop of

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(26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989) * Marcos Antônio Tavoni (15 January 2014 – )

Coadjutor prelate

* José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (1956-1958)

Auxiliary bishops

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, O. de M. † (1971-1976), appointed Bishop of Campo Maior, Piauí *

, O. de M. (1979-1989), appointed bishop here

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent bio links

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