Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Fortaleza / Fortalexien(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Crateús, Crato, Iguatu, Itapipoca, Limoeiro do Norte, Quixadá, Sobral, Tianguá
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 22 (1978)
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2023.10.11 – ...): | Archbishop Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (61) |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Fortaleza (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (61) Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) Parare vias Domini / Preparar os caminhos do senhor
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Archbishop José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (76) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil)
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Archbishop Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (later Cardinal)
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Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M.
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Archbishop José de Medeiros Delgado
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Venerable Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B.
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Archbishop Manoel da Silva Gomes
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Bishops of Ceará (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Manoel da Silva Gomes (see above) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Joaquim José Vieira (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Luís Antônio dos Santos (later Archbishop)
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Area: 15,571 km²
Population: 2,836,720 Catholics (64.2% of 4,415,946 total)
Pastoral Centres: 147 parishes, 11 missions
Personnel: 434 priests (248 diocesan, 186 religious), 37 deacons, 959 religious (319 brothers, 640 sisters), 92 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.08.13
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