Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: São Raimundo Nonato / Raymundian(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Teresina

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1960.12.17: Established as Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato / Raymundian(us) (Latin) (from Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí and became suffragan of Teresina)
1981.10.03: Promoted as Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato / Raymundian(us) (Latin)
2008.02.27: Lost territory to Diocese of Oeiras

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.07.19 – ...):

Bishop Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I. (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of São Raimundo Nonato (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I. (57)
(2023.07.19 – ...)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1967.03.23 (Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	2002.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.08.26

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (2023.07.19 – ...)

Bishop Eduardo Zielski (77)
(2016.03.02 – 2023.07.19)

Bishop emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

Só a Misericordia

Born:	1947.02.12 (Brodnica, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1972.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.05.07

Priest of Pelplin (Poland) (1972.05.21 – 2000.02.02)

Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil) (2000.02.02 – 2016.03.02)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (2016.03.02 – 2023.07.19)

Bishop João Santos Cardoso (62) (later Archbishop)
(2011.12.14 – 2015.06.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil)

In eo qui me confortat

Born:	1961.12.03 (Boa Nova, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.02.11

Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) (1986.12.27 – 2011.12.14)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (2011.12.14 – 2015.06.24)

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (2015.06.24 – 2023.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil) (2023.07.05 – ...)

Bishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (70) (later Archbishop)
(2002.07.17 – 2010.10.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil)

Sitio

Born:	1954.02.22 (Buriti, MA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.01.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.09.14

Priest of Oeiras–Floriano (Brazil) (1986.01.26 – 2002.07.17)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (2002.07.17 – 2010.10.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil) (2010.10.20 – ...)

Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M.
(1981.10.03 – 2002.07.17)

Omnibus Servire

Born:	1925.09.23 (Ginzo de Limia, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.03.19
Died:	2019.12.17 (Sâo Raimundo Nonato, PI, Brazil † 94)

Titular Bishop of Skradin (1969.12.05 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop-Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (1969.12.05 – 1981.10.03)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (1981.10.03 – 2002.07.17)

Prelates of São Raimundo Nonato (Roman Rite)

Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M.
(1969.12.05 – 1981.10.03)

(see above)

Bishop Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M.
(1961.12.23 – 1967.12.28)