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Suffragan diocese Tianguá, Brazil

Diocese of Tianguá

Tianguen(sis)

The Diocese of Tiangua is a Latin Church diocese in Ceara, Brazil, erected on 13 March 1971 from the Diocese of Sobral. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Sant'Ana, in Tianguá, Brazil.

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Established
1971
Catholics
408,100
Priests
44
Territory
9,680 km²

Parishes and churches

20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira
Born
3 October 1969
Birthplace
Jardim

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The cathedral

Catedral Sant'Ana stands in Tianguá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Seated in the city of Tianguá, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Tianguensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

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