Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza
Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fortalexiensis
Arquidiocese Metropolitana de Fortaleza
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Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,813 km2 (5,719 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 3,487,000 2,466,000 (70.7%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 6 June 1854 (170 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St JosephinFortaleza |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos Júlio César Souza de Jesus |
| Bishops emeritus | Adalberto Paulo da Silva Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fortalexiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.
On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Formerly a part of the Diocese of Pernambuco, the district was erected into a separate diocese, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bahia. João Guerino Gomes was named as first bishop but did not accept the office. Father Gomes, a philosopher and orator who was well-known in his day, died in 1859. The first bishop, Luis Antonio dos Santos, founded the diocesan seminaries at Fortaleza and Crato, and, for the education of girls, the College of the Immaculate Conception, besides building the church of the Sacred Heart at Fortaleza.[1] On November 10, 1915, it was promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza.
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