Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato is a diocese
located in the city of Crato
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Fortaleza
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Crato
Crato, Ceará
Crato is a city of 110,000 inhabitants on the banks of the river Granjeiro in the south of the state of Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil. It was founded 21 June 1764 by the Capuchin friar Carlos Maria de Ferrara...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Fortaleza
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.-History:On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Formerly a part of the Diocese of Pernambuco, the district was erected into a...
in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Crato (Roman rite)- Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (2001.05.02 – present)
- Bishop Newton Holanda GurgelNewton Holanda GurgelNewton Holanda Gurgel, is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Newton Holanda Gurgel was born in Acopiara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 17, 1949. Gurgel was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Crato on April 10, 1979 as well as titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena...
(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)