Augusto Alves da Rocha 1933 – 2026

Biography

Augusto Alves da Rocha was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate who served the Church in the state of Piaui for 35 years. Born on July 17, 1933, in Bertolinia, Piaui, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as the first bishop of the newly established Diocese of Picos in 1975, serving there until 2001. He went on to lead the Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano from 2001 to 2008 and became the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Floriano in 2008, retiring in 2010. He died on the morning of November 12, 2026, at the Hospital Santa Lucia Sul in Brasilia, aged 93, after being admitted in mid-October and receiving palliative care in his final weeks. The Diocese of Floriano announced his death, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil sent condolences, and the cities of Picos and Floriano declared three days of official mourning.