The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato ( la, Dioecesis Cratensis) is a

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located in the city of Crato in the

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Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...

in Brazil.

History

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

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Bishops

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s of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. Cap. (2022.01.12 – ...) ** Bishop

Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name ''Gilbert'', used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. ''Gilbert'' is ultimately derived from the Germ ...

(2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02) ** Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28) ** Bishop

Newton Holanda Gurgel Newton Holanda Gurgel (November 1, 1923 – April 6, 2017) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. Gurgel was born in Acopiara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 17, 1949. Gurgel was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese ...

(1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02) ** Bishop

Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...

(1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01) ** Bishop

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(later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11) ** Bishop

Quintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva Quintino (Latin ''Quintinus'', from '' Quintus'') is a Latin-derived male given name meaning "the fifth". People * Quintino Bocaiúva - Brazilian journalist and politician * Quintino Vilas Boas Neto - Portuguese artist * Quintino de Lacerda ...

(1915.03.10 – 1929.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

(2016)

Auxiliary bishops

(1955-1961), appointed Bishop here *

(1979-1993), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Joaquim Ferreira de Melo Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat-P ...

, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921 *

Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, appointed Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017

References

GCatholic.org

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