The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá ( la, Dioecesis Tianguensis) is a
diocese located in the city of
Tianguá in the
Ecclesiastical province of
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
* March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Tianguá from the
Diocese of Sobral
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral ( la, Dioecesis Sobralensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sobral in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
* November 10, 1915: Established as Diocese of Sobral from the Diocese ...
Leadership
*
Bishops of Tianguá (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
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 ...
(2017.02.15 - present)
** Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo,
O.A.R.
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(1991.03.06 – 2017.02.15)
** Bishop
Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro
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,
O.F.M. Cap.
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(1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)
References
GCatholic.org
External links
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Christian organizations established in 1971
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Fortaleza
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