Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá

The diocese Quixadá (Latin: Dioecesis Quixadensis ) is a location in Brazil the Roman Catholic Diocese based in Quixadá in the state of Ceará.

History

The diocese Quixadá was on March 13, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. with the Apostolic Constitution Qui summopere built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Quixadá

• Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo, 1971-1986, then Bishop of Parnaíba
• Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin PSDP, 1988-2007
• Ângelo Pignoli, since 2007