Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús
Diocese of Crateús Dioecesis Crateopolitana Diocese de Crateús | |
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Cathedral of Our Lord of the Good End in Crateús in 2010 | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,817 km2 (8,424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 367,017 336,317 (91.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 September 1963 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lord of the Good End in Crateús |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ailton Menegussi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús (Latin: Dioecesis Crateopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Crateús in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
[edit]- September 28, 1963: Established as Diocese of Crateús from the Diocese of Iguatu and Diocese of Sobral
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Crateús (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antônio Batista Fragoso (1964.04.28 – 1998.02.18)
- Bishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (1998.02.18 – 2012.02.22), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
- Bishop Ailton Menegussi (2013.11.06 − present)
References
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