Diocese of

Baturité

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Baturité (Português)

Ecclesiastical Province: Fortaleza

Neighbouring Dioceses: Sobral (←), Itapipoca (↖), Fortaleza (↗), Quixadá (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2026年01月01日: Established as Diocese of Baturité (Português) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza and became suffragan of Fortaleza)

Present Prelates

Archbishop-Bishop (2026年01月01日 – ...): Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (69) Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu , O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Baturité (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (69) Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (69)
(2026年01月01日 – ...)

Archbishop-Bishop of Baturité (Brazil)

Ne timeas tecum ego sum / Não temas estou contigo

Born: 1957年02月18日 (Caruaru, PE, Brazil)

Ordained Priest: 1982年12月08日

Consecrated Bishop: 2001年10月06日

Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil) (2001年06月13日 – 2008年06月11日)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) (2008年06月11日 – 2019年10月09日)

Archbishop-Bishop of Baturité (Brazil) (2026年01月01日 – ...)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Palma Catedral Nossa Senhora da Palma, Baturité, Ceará
Minor Basilica: Basílica São Francisco das Chagas Basílica São Francisco das Chagas, Canindé, Ceará

Churches by City (23)

Sobral (←), Itapipoca (↖), Fortaleza (↗), Quixadá (↓)

Statistics (2026)

Area: 7,072 km2

Population: 205,770 Catholics (69.0% of 298,221 total)

Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes

Personnel: 39 priests (28 diocesan, 11 religious), 1 deacon, 41 religious (10 brothers, 31 sisters), 6 seminarians

Last updated on 2026年05月31日