Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

Diocese of Crato Dioecesis Cratensis Diocese de Crato
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rock
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
Area	18,645 km2 (7,199 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 954,411 810,295 (84.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1914 (109 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rock in Crato, Ceará
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Bishops emeritus	Fernando Panico, M.S.C.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato (Latin: Dioecesis Cratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Crato in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

• October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará

Bishops

• Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2017.01.01 -
  • Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (2001.05.02 – 2017.12.28)
  • Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (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)

Coadjutor bishop

• Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)

Auxiliary bishops

• Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1955-1961), appointed Bishop here
• Newton Holanda Gurgel (1979-1993), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Joaquim Ferreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921
• Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy