Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fortalexiensis

Arquidiocese Metropolitana de Fortaleza
Metropolitan Cathedral 3.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph
Location
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Fortaleza
Statistics
Area14,813 km2 (5,719 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
3,487,000
2,466,000 (70.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established6 June 1854 (169 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Fortaleza
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto
Auxiliary Bishops Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos
Júlio César Souza de Jesus
Bishops emeritus Adalberto Paulo da Silva Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Website
www.arquidiocesedefortaleza.org.br

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza (Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fortalexiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.

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History

On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Formerly a part of the Diocese of Pernambuco, the district was erected into a separate diocese, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bahia. João Guerino Gomes was named as first bishop but did not accept the office. Father Gomes, a philosopher and orator who was well-known in his day, died in 1859. The first bishop, Luis Antonio dos Santos, founded the diocesan seminaries at Fortaleza and Crato, and, for the education of girls, the College of the Immaculate Conception, besides building the church of the Sacred Heart at Fortaleza. [1] On November 10, 1915, it was promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza.

Special churches

Basílica São Francisco das Chagas, Canindé

Bishops

Bishops of Ceará
Metropolitan Archbishops of Fortaleza

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

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References

  1. Studart, Guilherme (1909). "Diocese of Fortaleza"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 6.

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