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Diocese of Crato
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The Diocese of Crato is a Latin Church diocese in the Cariri region of southern Ceara, Brazil, erected in 1914 from the then Diocese of Ceara. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza, with its see at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Penha in Crato.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.
- Latin name
- Craten(sis)
- Erected
- 20 October 1914
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora da Penha
- Patron
- Our Lady of Penha
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Fortaleza (Archdiocese of Fortaleza)
- Catholics
- 1,015,082
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Rua Dom Quintino 808, 63100-070 Crato
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Iguatu 98 km
- Diocese of Salgueiro 99 km
- Diocese of Cajazeiras 102 km
- Diocese of Floresta 178 km
- Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira 204 km
- Diocese of Picos 227 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Crato <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Crato <1 km
- Sagrada Família · Crato <1 km
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus · Crato <1 km
- São Francisco de Assis · Crato <1 km
- São José · Crato <1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001230 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08