Diocese of Sobral
| Diocese of Sobral | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
| Diocesan bishop | José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos |
| founding | 1915 |
| surface | 17,634 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 986.445 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 835,860 ( 12/31/2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 84.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 71 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,998 |
| Friars | 5 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 121 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | http://diocesedesobral.com/novo/ |
The Diocese of Sobral ( lat. : Dioecesis Sobralensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Sobral in the state of Ceará .
history
Pope Benedict XV founded it on November 10, 1915 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Fortaleza , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
On September 23, 1963 it lost part of its territory to the diocese of Crateús and on March 13, 1971 another part to the dioceses of Itapipoca and Tianguá .
Bishops of Sobral
- José Tupinambá da Frota (January 24, 1916– April 6, 1923, then Bishop of Uberaba , again Bishop of Sobral from March 10, 1924– September 25 , 1959)
- João José da Mota e Albuquerque (February 28, 1961– April 28, 1964, then Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão )
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (January 6, 1965– March 18, 1998)
- Aldo de Cillo Pagotto SSS (March 18, 1998– May 5, 2004, then Archbishop of Paraíba )
- Antônio Fernando Saburido OSB (May 18, 2005– July 1, 2009, then Archbishop of Olinda e Recife )
- Odelir José Magri MCCJ (October 11, 2010– December 3, 2014, then Bishop of Chapecó )
- José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (since July 8, 2015)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Sobral diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Sobral on gcatholic.org (English)