Diocese of Crateús

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Bishop(s) Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 September 1963 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fortaleza Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Ceara Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 21,817 (8,426 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 1 Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, C.P. 52, Rua Firmino Rosa 1064, 63700-000 Crateus, CE, Brazil Telephone: (088)3691-2366 Fax: 3691-2157

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antônio Batista Fragoso † (28 Apr 1964 Appointed - 18 Feb 1998 Retired)
• Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (18 Feb 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 September 1963	Erected	Diocese of Iguatú Diocese of Sobral	Diocese of Crateús (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	270,000	282,059	95.7%	13		13	20,769			23	12	ap1967
1970	225,500	229,748	98.2%	17	1	18	12,527		1	18	12	ap1971
1976	300,000	314,968	95.2%	6	2	8	37,500		2	17	10	ap1977
1980	347,000	386,000	89.9%	8	5	13	26,692		5	12	10	ap1981
1990	360,000	401,770	89.6%	12	6	18	20,000		8	25	10	ap1991
1999	340,000	361,000	94.2%	16	2	18	18,888		2	26	10	ap2000
2000	331,930	353,322	93.9%	15	1	16	20,745		1	29	10	ap2001
2001	333,987	367,017	91.0%	16	1	17	19,646		1	35	10	ap2002
2002	302,022	347,132	87.0%	18	1	19	15,895		1	35	10	ap2003
2003	296,795	370,993	80.0%	19		19	15,620			33	10	ap2004
2004	340,580	372,495	91.4%	20		20	17,029			34	11	ap2005
2006	336,317	367,017	91.6%	21		21	16,015			33	11	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho (Bishop: 18 Feb 1998 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antônio Batista Fragoso † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1964 to 18 Feb 1998)