(all
Roman Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries ;
Suffragan Bishops of Oeiras (first time) •
Francisco Expedito Lopes (1948.08.30 – 1954.08.24), next Bishop of
Garanhuns (Brazil) (1954.08.24 – death 1957.07.01) •
Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1954.11.17 – 1957.11.09), previously
Titular Bishop of
Eluza (1950.06.17 – 1954.11.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Teresina (Brazil) (1950.06.17 – 1954.11.17); later Titular Bishop of
Uzalis (1957.11.09 – 1991.08.02) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Fortaleza (Brazil) (1957.11.09 – 1991.08.02) • Edilberto Dinkelborg,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (born Germany) (1959.06.20 – 1977.12.08
see below) ;
Suffragan Bishops of Oeiras – Floriano • Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. (
see above 1977.12.08 – death 1991.12.31) •
Fernando Panico,
Sacred Heart Missionaries (M.S.C.) (born Italy) (1993.06.02 – 2001.05.02), next Bishop of
Crato (Brazil) (2001.05.02 – retired 2016.12.28) •
Augusto Alves da Rocha (2001.10.24 – 2008.02.27); previously Bishop of
Picos (Brazil) (1975.05.23 – 2001.10.24); later Bishop of daughter see
Floriano (Brazil) (2008.02.27 – 2010.03.17) ;
Suffragan Bishops of Oeiras (second time) • Juarez Sousa Da Silva (2008.02.27 – 6 January 2016), next
Coadjutor Bishop of
Parnaíba (Brazil) (2016.01.06 – 2016.08.24), succeeding as Bishop of Parnaíba (2016.08.24 – ...) • Edilson Soares Nobre (11 January 2017 - ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop •
Pedro Brito Guimarães, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí in 2002 == See also ==