Diocese of Tianguá, Brazil

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Tianguá / Tianguen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Fortaleza

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Patron Saint: Saint Anne (July 26)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 21 (2011)

1971.03.13: Established as Diocese of Tianguá / Tianguen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Sobral and became suffragan of Fortaleza)

Bishop (2017.02.15 – ...):

Bishop Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira (54)

Bishops of Tianguá (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira (54)
(2017.02.15 – ...)

Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil)

Priest of Crato (Brazil) (1997.12.12 – 2017.02.15)

Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil) (2017.02.15 – ...)

Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (82)
(1991.03.06 – 2017.02.15)

Bishop emeritus of Tianguá (Brazil)

Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil) (1991.03.06 – 2017.02.15)

Bishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap.
(1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)

Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil) (1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)

Area: 9,680 km²

Population: 408,100 Catholics (83.8% of 487,139 total)

Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes

Personnel: 44 priests (43 diocesan, 1 religious), 9 deacons, 46 religious (9 brothers, 37 sisters), 17 seminarians