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Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús

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Country
  
Brazil

Metropolitan
  
Fortaleza

Ecclesiastical province
  
Fortaleza

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
21,817 km (8,424 sq mi)

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 367,017 336,317 (91.6%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús (Latin: Dioecesis Crateopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Crateús in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

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History

  • September 28, 1963: Established as Diocese of Crateús from the Diocese of Iguatu and Diocese of Sobral

    • Leadership

  • 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)
  • Bishop Ailton Menegussi (2013.11.06 − present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús Wikipedia
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