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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:20 October 1914
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofFortaleza
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Ceara
Country:Brazil
Square Kilometers: 17,894 (6,911 Square Miles)
Conference Region:Nordeste 1
Official Web Site:https://diocesedecrato.org/
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Don Quintino 808, 63100-070 Crato; C.P. 20, 63100-970 Crato, CE, Brazil
Telephone: (088)3521-1110
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

QuintinoRodrigues de Oliveira e Silva † (10 Mar1915 Appointed - 29 Dec1929 Died)
Francisco de AssisPires † (11 Aug1931 Appointed - 11 Jul1959 Retired)
Vicente de PauloAraújo Matos † (28 Jan1961 Appointed - 1 Jun1992 Retired)
NewtonHolanda Gurgel † (24 Nov1993 Appointed - 2 May2001 Retired)
FernandoPanico, M.S.C. (2 May 2001 Appointed -28 Dec 2016 Resigned)
GilbertoPastana de Oliveira (28 Dec 2016 Succeeded -2 Jun 2021 Appointed, Archbishop ofSão Luís do Maranhão)
Magnus HenriqueLopes, O.F.M. Cap. (12 Jan 2022 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
20 October 1914	Erected	Diocese ofFortaleza (Ceará) (Southern part)	Diocese of Crato (erected)
10 November 1915	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Crato (from Olinda)
24 January 1919	Territory Added		Diocese of Crato (Boundaries Adjusted) Archdiocese ofFortaleza (Boundaries Adjusted)
28 January 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese of Crato (Acopiara, Arneiroz, Aiuaba, Cariús, Catarina, Cedro, Cococí, Ico, Iguatú, Jucas, Oros, Parambú, Saboeiro, and Tauá) Archdiocese ofFortaleza (Milha, Mombaça, Pedra Branca, Piquet Carneiro, Senador Pompeu, and Solonópole)	Diocese ofIguatu (erected)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	624,400	625,000	99.9%	47	24	71	8,794		26	71	30	ap1951
1961	500,000				29	29	17,241		34	158	21	ap1967
1970	554,520	583,705	95.0%	51	21	72	7,701		29	145	35	ap1971
1976	597,000	631,166	94.6%	43	11	54	11,055		12	105	37	ap1977
1980	758,000	801,000	94.6%	39	12	51	14,862		24	105	39	ap1981
1990	848,000	891,000	95.2%	40	13	53	16,000		15	116	40	ap1991
1999	794,000	975,000	81.4%	54	14	68	11,676		24	109	46	ap2000
2000	799,000	987,000	81.0%	54	13	67	11,925		24	105	43	ap2001
2001	750,000	920,000	81.5%	54	12	66	11,363		24	95	43	ap2002
2002	750,000	920,000	81.5%	56	12	68	11,029		21	95	44	ap2003
2003	750,270	920,000	81.6%	65	14	79	9,497	6	17	136	44	ap2004
2004	750,000	920,000	81.5%	53	13	66	11,363	6	14	113	46	ap2005
2006	810,295	954,411	84.9%	58	7	65	12,466	7	12	75	46	ap2007
2013	893,000	1,059,000	84.3%	86	22	108	8,268	17	28	123	54	ap2014
2016	827,000	1,034,000	80.0%	95	21	116	7,129	18	28	136	55	ap2017
2019	841,400	1,071,000	78.6%	92	24	116	7,253		30	90	57	ap2020
2021	846,064	1,057,557	80.0%	99	24	123	6,878	42	24	135	57	ap2022
2023	846,064	1,062,283	79.6%	104	20	124	6,823	42	20	136	57	ap2024