Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral

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.

Diocese of Sobral Dioecesis Sobralensis Diocese de Sobral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2014
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
Area	18,920 km2 (7,310 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 917,000 777,000 (84.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 November 1915 (109 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• November 10, 1915: Established as Diocese of Sobral from the Diocese of Ceará

Bishops

• Bishops of Sobral (Roman rite)
  • José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)
  • João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
  • Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
  • Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
  • Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (2010.10.11 - 2015.02.14), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
  • José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (2015.07.08 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1997-1998)

Auxiliary bishop

• José Bezerra Coutinho (1956-1961), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy