Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá

Diocese of Tianguá Dioecesis Tianguensis Diocese de Tianguá
Cathedral St Anne in Tianguá in 2012
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Coordinates	3°43′12″S 40°59′27″W / 3.72011100°S 40.99081700°W / -3.72011100; -40.99081700
Statistics
Area	9,680 km2 (3,740 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 445,000 409,000 (91.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	March 13, 1971 (1971-03-13)
Cathedral	Cathedral St Anne in Tianguá
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Bishops emeritus	Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R.
Website
www.diocesedetiangua.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianguá (Latin: Dioecesis Tianguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tianguá in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

• March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Tianguá from the Diocese of Sobral

• Bishops of Tianguá (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira (2017.02.15 - present)
  • Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (1991.03.06 – 2017.02.15)
  • Bishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. (1971.03.13 – 1990.03.20)

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

• Official website (in Portuguese)