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
Metropolitan Archbishop (1999.01.13 – ...): | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.11 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Castabala |
Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.11 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Arba |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Fortaleza (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop 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: 2,817,872 Catholics (62.8% of 4,490,000 total) (2021)
Statistics: 145 parishes, 11 missions, 449 priests (252 diocesan, 197 religious), 31 deacons, 972 religious (322 brothers, 650 sisters), 112 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 22 (1978)
Last updated on 2023.09.24
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