Diocese of Parnaíba

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Bishop(s) Alfredo Schäffler, Bishop Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 16 December 1944 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Teresina Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Piaui Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 20,565 (7,943 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 4 Mailing Address: C.P. 70, Rua Josias Morais 676, 64218-530 Parnaiba, PI, Brazil Telephone: (086) 322-2358

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco † (7 Feb 1946 Appointed - 17 Jan 1959 Resigned)
• Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † (20 Jun 1959 Appointed - 23 Apr 1980 Resigned)
• Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (2 Sep 1980 Appointed - 24 Oct 1985 Appointed, Archbishop of Maceió)
• Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (25 Mar 1986 Appointed - 21 Feb 2001 Retired)
• Alfredo Schäffler (21 Feb 2001 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
16 December 1944	Erected	Diocese of Piaui	Diocese of Parnaíba (erected)
12 June 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Parnaíba Archdiocese of Teresina	Diocese of Campo Maior (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	259,000	260,000	99.6%	9	6	15	17,266		6	33	13	ap1951
1966	352,000	353,000	99.7%	15	10	25	14,080		10	38	14	ap1967*
1970	410,000	410,000	100.0%	13	11	24	17,083		13	66	15	ap1971
1976	527,850	586,580	90.0%	11	9	20	26,392		13	50	15	ap1977
1980	370,000	412,000	89.8%	10		10	37,000		3	42	13	ap1981
1990	458,000	510,000	89.8%	15	9	24	19,083		14	56	14	ap1991
1999	530,000	590,000	89.8%	22	10	32	16,562		13	61	19	ap2000
2000	445,000	505,000	88.1%	19	11	30	14,833		14	61	19	ap2001
2001	460,000	521,400	88.2%	26	12	38	12,105		15	66	20	ap2002
2002	520,000	550,000	94.5%	28	12	40	13,000		14	58	22	ap2003
2003	495,000	550,000	90.0%	27	12	39	12,692		14	49	22	ap2004
2004	495,000	550,000	90.0%	24	13	37	13,378		15	53	22	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1946 to 17 Jan 1959)
• Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (Bishop: 2 Sep 1980 to 24 Oct 1985)
• Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (Bishop: 25 Mar 1986 to 21 Feb 2001)
• Alfredo Schäffler (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Mar 2000; Bishop: 21 Feb 2001)
• Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1959 to 23 Apr 1980)