Diocese of Fortaleza

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The Archdiocese of Fortaleza is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. Established as the Diocese of Ceará in 1854, it was raised to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1915.

Archbishop
Most Rev. Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto, O.S.B.
Latin name
Fortalexien(sis)
Erected
6 June 1854
Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph (Catedral Metropolitana de São José)
Patron
Saint Joseph
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Fortaleza
Catholics
2,466,000
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Av. Dom Manuel 3, 60060-090 Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [085]4005-7851
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001431 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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