Diocese of Picos
Picuen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Picos, Brazil
The Diocese of Picos in Piaui was established on October 28, 1974, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Teresina. Bishop Plinio Jose Luz da Silva has served as its second bishop since taking office in January 2004.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 October 1974
- Latin
- Picuen(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
- Annuario code
- 001002600
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 367,190
- Population
- 347,140
- Priests
- 44
- Catholics per priest
- 8,345
- Extent
- 23,121 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 16
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Plínio José Luz da Silva
- Born
- 18 October 1955
- Birthplace
- Pacoti
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Remédios stands in Picos, 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.
The province of Teresina
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Teresina.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Bom Jesus do GurguéiaBom Jesus do Gurguéia
- Diocese of Campo MaiorCampo Maior
- Diocese of FlorianoFloriano
- Diocese of OeirasOeiras
- Diocese of ParnaíbaParnaíba
- Diocese of São Raimundo NonatoSão Raimundo Nonato
- Archdiocese of TeresinaTeresina
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Teresina in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Picuensis) has its seat in the city of Picos.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.