The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral ( la, Dioecesis Sobralensis) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Sobral in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
* November 10, 1915: Established as Diocese of Sobral from the
Diocese of Ceará
The Archdiocese of Fortaleza ( la, Archidioecesis Fortalexiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. ...
Bishops
* Bishops of Sobral (Roman rite)
**José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)
**João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
**Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
**
Aldo de Cillo Pagotto,
S.S.S. (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
**Fernando Antônio Saburido,
O.S.B.
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, found ...
(2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
**Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (2010.10.11 - 2015.02.14), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
**
José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos
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(2015.07.08 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Aldo de Cillo Pagotto,
S.S.S. (1997-1998)
Auxiliary bishop
*
José Bezerra Coutinho
José Bezerra Coutinho (February 7, 1910 – November 7, 2008) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. When he died at the age of 98, he was the sixth-oldest bishop in the Catholic Church and oldest Brazilian bishop.
Biography
Coutin ...
(1956-1961), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1915
Sobral, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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