Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral (Dioecesis Sobralensis, Diocese de Sobral) is a diocese located in the city of Sobral in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

 * November 10, 1915: Established as Diocese of Sobral from the Diocese of Ceará

Bishops

 * Bishops of Sobral (Roman rite)
 * José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)
 * João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
 * Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
 * Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
 * Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
 * Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (2010.10.11 - 2015.02.14), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
 * José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (2015.07.08 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

 * Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1997-1998)

Auxiliary bishop

 * José Bezerra Coutinho (1956-1961), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe