Territorial Prelature of Marajó Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis Prelazia Territorial de Marajó | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi) |
| 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 | Evaristo Pascoal Spengler |
| 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[edit]
On April 14, 1928, the Territorial Prelature of Marajó was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.
Leadership[edit]
- Evaristo Pascoal Spengler (June 1, 2016 – present)
- José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. (July 6, 1988 – June 1, 2016)
- Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. (May 6, 1965 - November 3, 1985)
- Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. (January 9, 1943 - April 4, 1965)
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