Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Maior
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Diocese of Campo Maior Dioecesis Campi Maioris |
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Cathedral of St. Anthony
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Teresina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,943 km2 (10,789 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 329,856 304,234 (92.2%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1975 (42 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Maior (Latin: Dioecesis Campi Maioris) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Teresina, in northeastern Brazil's Piauí state.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Santo Antônio, dedicated to Saint Anthony, in the city of Campo Maior, Piauí.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 354,000 Catholics (94.9% of 373,000 total) on 27,943 km² in 31 parishes and 419 missions with 35 priests (34 diocesan, 1 religious), 1 deacon, 23 lay religious (1 brother, 22 sisters) and 10 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
So far, the diocese has had no auxiliary bishop.
Coordinates: 4°49′26″S 42°10′06″W / 4.8238°S 42.1684°W
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