Diocese of Sobral, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1915.11.10: Established as Diocese of Sobral / Sobralen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Ceará and became suffragan of Fortaleza)
- 1963.09.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Crateús
- 1971.03.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Itapipoca and Diocese of Tianguá
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2015.07.08 – ...): |  Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (61) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Sobral (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (61) (2015.07.08 – ...)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil)Pasce oves measBorn:1963.05.12 (Garanhuns, PE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1989.12.09Consecrated Bishop:2012.06.11Priest of Garanhuns (Brazil) (1989.12.09 – 2012.03.21)Titular Bishop of Canapium (2012.03.21 – 2015.07.08)Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (2012.03.21 – 2015.07.08)Apostolic Administrator of Sobral (Brazil) (2015.02.01 – 2015.07.08)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (2015.07.08 – ...) |
| Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (61) (Apostolic Administrator 2015.02.01 – 2015.07.08) |
| Bishop Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.J. (61) (2010.10.11 – 2014.12.03)Bishop of Chapecó (Brazil)Vinde após mim, e eu vos farei pescadores de homensBorn:1963.04.18 (Campo Erê, SC, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1992.10.18Consecrated Bishop:2010.12.12Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (2010.10.11 – 2014.12.03)Bishop of Chapecó (Brazil) (2014.12.03 – ...) |
 Bishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (77) (later Archbishop) (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)Secundum Verbum TuumBorn:1947.06.10 (Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1983.12.17Consecrated Bishop:2000.08.20Titular Bishop of Tacia montana (2000.05.31 – 2005.05.18)Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (2000.05.31 – 2005.05.18)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01)Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (2009.07.01 – 2023.06.14) |
| Bishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05)Unum Corpus Unus Spiritus |
| Bishop Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)Secundum verbum tuumBorn:1921.12.17 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1946.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1961.06.29Died:2001.11.09 (†79)Titular Bishop of Laranda (1961.03.25 – 1965.01.06)Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1961.03.25 – 1965.01.06)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18) |
| Bishop João José da Mota e Albuquerque (later Archbishop) (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28)Sanctificans evangelium Dei |
| Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1924.03.10 – 1959.09.25)Oportet illum regnareBorn:1882.09.10 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1905.10.29Consecrated Bishop:1916.06.29Died:1959.09.25 (†77)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)Bishop of Uberaba (Brazil) (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10)Bishop of Sobral (Brazil) (1924.03.10 – 1959.09.25) |
| Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)(see above) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1997.09.10 – 1998.03.18)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1956.08.04 – 1961.01.28)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 17,635 km²
Population: 873,200 Catholics (84.7% of 1,031,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 45 parishes, 791 missions
Personnel: 76 priests (72 diocesan, 4 religious), 1 deacon, 125 religious (4 brothers, 121 sisters), 25 seminarians