Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Itaituba
| Territorial Prelature of Itaituba Praelatura Territorialis Itaitubaënsis Prelazia Territorial de Itaituba | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 175,000 km2 (68,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 201,700 194,200 (96.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 6 July 1988 (27 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Itaituba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vilmar Santin, O. Carm. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
| Emeritus Bishops | Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M. |
| Website | |
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The Territorial Prelature of Itaituba (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Itaitubaënsis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Itaituba in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
On July 6, 1988, the Territorial Prelature of Itaituba was established from the Diocese of Santarém.
On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Vilmar Santin, O. Carm., until then vicar of the parish of "Sao Lazaro e Coracao Imaculado de Maria", in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus, as the new bishop prelate of Itaituba, succeeding Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M., who had resigned on reaching the age limit of 75.
Leadership
- Prelates of Itaituba (Roman rite)
References
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