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Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá

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Metropolitan
  
Fortaleza

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 88 3427-4060

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,846 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 313,000 281,000 (89.8%)

Established
  
13 March 1971 (46 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Holy family in Quixadá

Address
  
Rua José Vieira de Sousa 277 - Guia, CE, 63885-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza

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

Contents

History

  • March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Quixadá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Quixadá (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angelo Pignoli (2007.01.03 – present)
  • Bishop Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin, P.S.D.P. (1988.03.16 – 2007.01.03)
  • Bishop Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (1971.04.21 – 1986.03.25)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá Wikipedia
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