Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
7°14′04″S 39°24′47″W / 7.2345°S 39.4130°W / -7.2345; -39.4130- Total
- Catholics
954,411
810,295 (84.9%)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato (Latin: Dioecesis Cratensis) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
- October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará
Bishops
- 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
- Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)
Auxiliary bishops
- 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
- 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
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