Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá (Latin: Dioecesis Quixadensis) is a diocese located in the city of Quixadá in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

Diocese of Quixadá Dioecesis Quixadensis Diocese de Quixadá
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
Area	14,846 km2 (5,732 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 313,000 281,000 (89.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 March 1971 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy family in Quixadá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Aurélio Pinto de Sousa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão
Bishops emeritus	Angelo Pignoli
Website
www.diocesequixada.org

History

• March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Quixadá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza

Leadership

• Bishops of Quixadá (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Angelo Pignoli (2007.01.03 – present)
  • Bishop Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin, P.S.D.P. (1988.03.16 – 2007.01.03)
  • Bishop Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (1971.04.21 – 1986.03.25), appointed bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2018-09-03 at the Wayback Machine