Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato (Dioecesis Cratensis) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

 * October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará

Bishops

 * Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
 * Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (2022.01.12 – ...)
 * Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02)
 * Bishop Fernando Panico, MSC (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28)
 * Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02)
 * Bishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01)
 * Bishop Francisco de Assis Pires (later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11)
 * Bishop Quintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva (1915.03.10 – 1929.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

 * Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1955-1961), appointed Bishop here
 * Newton Holanda Gurgel (1979-1993), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Joaquim Ferreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921
 * Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, appointed	Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017