Diocese of Crato

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato () is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

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

Bishops

• Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
• Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (2022.01.12 – ...)
• Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02)
• Bishop Fernando Panico, MSC (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28)
• Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02)
• Bishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01)
• Bishop Francisco de Assis Pires (later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11)
• Bishop Quintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva (1915.03.10 – 1929.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

• Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)

Auxiliary bishops

• Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1955-1961), appointed Bishop here
• Newton Holanda Gurgel (1979-1993), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Joaquim Ferreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921
• Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy