The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato () is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará
Bishops Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (2022.01.12 – ...) Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02) Bishop Fernando Panico, MSC (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28) Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02) Bishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01) Bishop Francisco de Assis Pires (later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11) Bishop Quintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva (1915.03.10 – 1929.12.29)
Coadjutor bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016)
Auxiliary bishops Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1955-1961), appointed Bishop here Newton Holanda Gurgel (1979-1993), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Joaquim Ferreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1921 Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, appointed Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara in 2017
References GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy