Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte (Latin: Dioecesis Limoëirensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza, both in Ceará state, northeast Brazil.
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,316 km2 (7,072 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 484,111 435,699 (90.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 May 1938 (86 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Limoeiro do Norte |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão |
Bishops emeritus | Manuel Edmilson da Cruz |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao, dedicated to Immaculate Conception, in the city of Limoeiro do Norte.