Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato
Diocese of Crato Dioecesis Cratensis Diocese de Crato | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rock | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
Coordinates | 7°14′04″S 39°24′47″W / 7.2345°S 39.4130°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,645 km2 (7,199 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 954,411 810,295 (84.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 October 1914 (109 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rock in Crato, Ceará |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
Bishops emeritus | Fernando Panico, MSC |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato (Latin: Dioecesis Cratensis) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
[edit]- October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (2022.01.12 – ...)
- Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02)
- Bishop Fernando Panico, MSC (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28)
- Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02)
- Bishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01)
- Bishop Francisco de Assis Pires (later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11)
- Bishop Quintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva (1915.03.10 – 1929.12.29)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1955-1961), appointed Bishop here
- Newton Holanda Gurgel (1979-1993), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Joaquim Ferreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921
- Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017
References
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