Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores, Catholic cathedral in central Teresina, Brazil

The Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Dores is the Catholic cathedral of Teresina, seat of the Archdiocese of Teresina, on Praça Saraiva in the city centre. Its foundation stone was laid on 25 March 1865. In 1903 Pope Leo XIII created the Diocese of Piauí by the bull Supremum Catholic Ecclesian and made this church its episcopal seat.

The foundation stone was laid on 25 March 1865 on Praça Saraiva, in the centre of Teresina. In 1903, Pope Leo XIII's bull Supremum Catholic Ecclesian created the Diocese of Piauí and made Nossa Senhora das Dores its episcopal seat.

The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Teresina, created as the Diocese of Piauí by Pope Leo XIII in 1903 through the bull Supremum Catholic Ecclesian. Its popular name, Igreja das Dores, refers to Our Lady of Sorrows, the patroness invoked in its dedication.

The cathedral is located at Praça Saraiva and welcomes visitors daily, though crowds are larger on Sundays and during religious celebrations. It is best to visit in the morning when it is quieter and the light is soft.

The foundation stone was laid on 25 March 1865, when Teresina was only about a decade old as Brazil's first planned capital. The church was not yet a cathedral: it became the episcopal seat of the new Diocese of Piauí only in 1903, by the bull Supremum Catholic Ecclesian of Pope Leo XIII.