Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tianguá
latin= Dioecesis Tianguensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Fortaleza
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Sant’Ana
cocathedral =
area= 9,373
population= 411,397
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 378,485
catholics_percent= 92.0
bishop= Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá {Latin: " Tianguen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Tianguá in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
* March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Tianguá from the Diocese of Sobral
Leadership
* Bishops of Tianguá (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (1991.03.06 – present)
** Bishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. (1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tian0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtian.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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