Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte

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.

Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte

Dioecesis Limoëirensis

Diocese de Limoeiro do Norte
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Limoeiro do Norte
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFortaleza
MetropolitanFortaleza
Statistics
Area18,316 km2 (7,072 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
484,111
435,699 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 May 1938 (86 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Limoeiro do Norte
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAndré Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I.
Metropolitan ArchbishopGregório Ben Lâmed Paixão
Bishops emeritusManuel Edmilson da Cruz

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao, dedicated to Immaculate Conception, in the city of Limoeiro do Norte.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 489,000 Catholics (90.4% of 541,000 total) on 18,440 km2 in 25 parishes and 1 mission with 41 priests (28 diocesan, 13 religious), 73 lay religious (18 brothers, 55 sisters) and 9 seminarians.

Bishops

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(all Roman rite)

Episcopal ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of Limoeiro do Norte

Coadjutor bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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