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.

History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Sobral (Roman rite)
    • José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)
    • João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
    • Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
    • Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
    • Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
    • Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (2010.10.11 - 2015.02.14), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
    • José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (2015.07.08 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

References


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