Diocese of Crato
| Diocese of Crato | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
| Diocesan bishop | Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Fernando Panico MSC |
| founding | October 20, 1914 |
| surface | 17,984 km² |
| Parishes | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,034,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 827,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 95 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7.129 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 136 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Penha |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecrato.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Crato ( Latin Dioecesis Cratensis , Portuguese Diocese de Crato ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Crato in the state of Ceará .
history
Pope Benedict XV established the diocese of Crato on October 20, 1914 with the Apostolic Constitution Catholicae Ecclesiae from cession of the diocese of Ceará and subordinated it to the Archdiocese of Olinda as a suffragan diocese .
On November 10, 1915, it became part of the newly established church province of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza . On January 28, 1961, it lost part of its territory to establish the diocese of Iguatu .
territory
The diocese of Crato includes the parishes of Crato, Abaiara, Altaneira, Antonina do Norte, Araripe, Assaré, Aurora, Baixio, Barbalha, Barro, Brejo Santo, Campos Sales, Caririaçú, Farias Brito, Granjeiro, Ipaumirim, Jardim, Jati, Juazeiro do Norte , Lavras da Mangabeira, Mauriti, Milagres, Missão Velha, Nova Olinda, Porteiras, Potengi, Penaforte, Salitre, Santana do Cariri, Tarrafas, Umari and Várzea Alegre of the state of Ceará.
Bishops of Crato
- Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (March 10, 1915 - December 29, 1929)
- Francisco de Assis Pires (August 11, 1931 - July 11, 1959)
- Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (January 28, 1961 - June 1, 1992)
- Newton Holanda Gurgel (November 24, 1993 - May 2, 2001)
- Fernando Panico MSC (May 2, 2001 - December 28, 2016)
- Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (since December 28, 2016)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Crato on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Crato on gcatholic.org (English)