Roman Catholic Diocese of Oeiras

Statistics

History

• Established on 16 December 1944 as Diocese of Oeiras, on territory split off from the Diocese of Piaui
• Lost territory on 1974.10.28 to establish the Diocese of Picos
• Renamed on 8 December 1977 as Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano
• Renamed back 27 February 2008 as Diocese of Oeiras, having gained territory from its Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina and from Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato, but having lost territory to establish the Diocese of Floriano, to which see the incumbent transferred

  Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

• Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M.
• Fernando Panico, Sacred Heart Missionaries , next Bishop of Crato
• Augusto Alves da Rocha ; previously Bishop of Picos ; later Bishop of daughter see Floriano

• Juarez Sousa Da Silva, next Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba , succeeding as Bishop of Parnaíba
• Edilson Soares Nobre

  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Pedro Brito Guimarães, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui in 2002