Roman Catholic Diocese of Floriano

Diocese of Floriano

Dioecesis Florianensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceTeresina
Statistics
Area58,697 km2 (22,663 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
285,274
279,396 (97.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 February 2008 (16 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São Pedro de Alcântaria
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdivalter Andrade
Metropolitan ArchbishopJacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Bishops emeritusAugusto Alves da Rocha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floriano (Latin: Dioecesis Florianensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral São Pedro de Alcântara, dedicated to Peter of Alcantara, in the city of Floriano, Piauí state.


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