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Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

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Metropolitan
  
Fortaleza

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 88 3521-6400

Emeritus bishop
  
Newton Holanda Gurgel

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
18,645 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 954,411 810,295 (84.9%)

Established
  
20 October 1914 (102 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rock in Crato, Ceará

Address
  
Rua Francisco Ozório Ribeiro Silva 101, Crato - CE, 63108-380, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza

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

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History

  • October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Crato (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (2001.05.02 – present)
  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato Wikipedia
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