Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral

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Diocese of Sobral

Dioecesis Sobralensis

Diocese de Sobral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2014
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFortaleza
MetropolitanFortaleza
Statistics
Area18,920 km2 (7,310 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
917,000
777,000 (84.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 November 1915 (108 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral (

Latin: Dioecesis Sobralensis, Portuguese: Diocese de Sobral) 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 of Ceará

Bishops

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

References