Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó
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Territorial Prelature of Marajó
Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis
Prelazia Territorial de Marajó
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 260,000 230,000 (88.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 April 1928 (96 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
Website | |
www.prelaziadomarajo.com.br |
The Territorial Prelature of Marajó (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Marajó in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
On April 14, 1928, the Territorial Prelature of Marajó was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.
Leadership
- Prelates of Marajó (Roman rite)
- Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. (July 6, 1988 - present)
- Bishop Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. (May 6, 1965 - November 3, 1985)
- Bishop Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. (January 9, 1943 - April 4, 1965)
References
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1928
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Belém do Pará
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- Territorial prelatures of the Roman Catholic Church
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