Archdiocese of Fortaleza

ARCHDIOCESE OF FORTALEZA (Archidioecesis Fortalexiensis)

Country : Brazil
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1845 as Diocese of Ceará
Elevated and renamed to Archdiocese of Fortaleza in 1915

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Arms of Bishops

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  Luís Antônio dos Santos (1860-1881)

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  Joaquim José Vieira (1883-1912)

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  Manoel da Silva Gomes (1912-1915)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Manoel da Silva Gomes (1915-1941)

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  Antônio de Almeida Lustosa (1941-1963)

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  José de Medeiros Delgado (1963-1973)

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  Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider (1973-1995)

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  Cláudio Hummes (1996-1998)

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  José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (1999-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (2018-present)

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  Júlio César Souza de Jesus (2018-present)

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