Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús

Diocese of Crateús Dioecesis Crateopolitana Diocese de Crateús
Cathedral of Our Lord of the Good End in Crateús in 2010
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
Area	21,817 km2 (8,424 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 367,017 336,317 (91.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	28 September 1963 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lord of the Good End in Crateús
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ailton Menegussi
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús (Latin: Dioecesis Crateopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Crateús in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

• September 28, 1963: Established as Diocese of Crateús from the Diocese of Iguatu and Diocese of Sobral

Leadership

• Bishops of Crateús (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Antônio Batista Fragoso (1964.04.28 – 1998.02.18)
  • Bishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (1998.02.18 – 2012.02.22), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
  • Bishop Ailton Menegussi (2013.11.06 − present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy