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Diocese of Baturité
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The Diocese of Baturité is a Latin Church diocese in Ceará, Brazil, newly erected on 1 January 2026 from territory of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza and comprising 14 municipalities. It is a suffragan of Fortaleza, with Bishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap., as its first ordinary.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.
- Erected
- 1 January 2026
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Palm (Catedral Nossa Senhora da Palma)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Palm (Nossa Senhora da Palma)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Fortaleza (Archdiocese of Fortaleza)
- Catholics
- 205,770
- Chancery
- . . . . ., Baturité, Brasil
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Quixadá 75 km
- Diocese of Fortaleza 78 km
- Diocese of Itapipoca 121 km
- Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte 126 km
- Diocese of Sobral 178 km
- Diocese of Mossoró 196 km
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Rei · Baturité <1 km
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Aracoiaba 9 km
- Nossa Senhora das Graças · Aracoiaba 9 km
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Guaramiranga 9 km
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Pacoti 12 km
- São Sebastião · Mulungu 13 km
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Sources: Catholic-Hierarchy + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001005140 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08