The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús () is a

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located in the city of

Crateús Crateús is a Brazilian city in the northwest of the state of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil with an estimated 75,159 inhabitants, and one of the most important and oldest cities in the county. Popularly known as the Capital of the West, it is a ...

in the

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Fortaleza Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...

in Brazil.

History

* September 28, 1963: Established as Diocese of Crateús from the

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and

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Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

s of Crateús (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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(1964.04.28 – 1998.02.18) ** Bishop

Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr (Hyacinth and Protus), or the Hyacinth flower itself. Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Jack", "Jason" and "Jesse". Jac ...

(1998.02.18 – 2012.02.22), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui ** Bishop

Ailton Menegussi Ailton Menegussi (born 5 November 1962) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 22 November 1998, Menegussi was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Re ...

(2013.11.06 − present)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1963 Crateús, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub