Diocese of Tianguá
| Diocese of Tianguá | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo OAR |
| Vicar General | Francisco Evaldo Carvalho Carneiro |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 9,680 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 463,000 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 401,000 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 86.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,863 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 21 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Sant'Ana |
| Website | www.diocesedetiangua.org |
The diocese Tianguá ( Latin Dioecesis Tianguensis , Portuguese Diocese de Tianguá ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Tianguá in the state of Ceará .
history
The diocese of Tianguá was on March 13, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui summopere from cessions of territory of the diocese of Sobral and subordinated to the archdiocese of Fortaleza as a suffragan .
Bishops of Tianguá
- Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro OFMCap , 1971–1990
- Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo OAR , 1991-2017
- Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira , since 2017
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui summopere , AAS 63 (1971), n.11, p. 803ff.