Diocese of Crateús
| Diocese of Crateús | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
| Diocesan bishop | Ailton Menegussi |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 21,817 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 406,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 372,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,400 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Senhor do Bonfim |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecrateus.org.br |
The diocese Crateús ( Latin Dioecesis Crateopolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Crateús ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Crateús in the state of Ceará .
history
The diocese of Crateús was on September 28, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pro apostolico from cedings of territory from the dioceses of Iguatú and Sobral . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Fortaleza as a suffragan .
Bishops of Crateús
- Antônio Batista Fragoso , 1964-1998
- Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho , 1998–2012, then Archbishop of Teresina
- Ailton Menegussi , since 2013
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Pro apostolico , AAS 56 (1964), n.9, p. 552ff.