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Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

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

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History

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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