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Diocese of Sobral
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Latin rite diocese in Ceará, Brazil, erected in 1915 from the Diocese of Ceará. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza, with José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos as bishop since 2015.
- Bishop
- José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos
- Latin name
- Sobralen(sis)
- Erected
- 10 November 1915
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Fortaleza (Archdiocese of Fortaleza)
- Catholics
- 777,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Rua Maestro José Pedro 70, 62010-260 Sobral
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Tianguá 71 km
- Diocese of Itapipoca 90 km
- Diocese of Crateús 169 km
- Diocese of Baturité 178 km
- Diocese of Parnaíba 180 km
- Diocese of Quixadá 202 km
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Ressuscitado · Sobral <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Sobral <1 km
- Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio · Sobral <1 km
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus · Sobral <1 km
- São Paulo Apóstolo · Sobral <1 km
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo · Sumaré 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003078 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08