Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral

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Diocese of Sobral

Dioecesis Sobralensis

Diocese de Sobral
Catedral de Sobral.jpg
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2014
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Fortaleza
Metropolitan Fortaleza
Statistics
Area18,920 km2 (7,310 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
917,000
777,000 (84.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established10 November 1915 (107 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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History

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Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

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