Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó
- Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Marajó
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Itaitubaënsis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Belém do Pará
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 105,000
population= 260,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 230,000
catholics_percent= 88.5
bishop= José Luís Azcona Hermoso , O.A.R.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Territorial Prelature of Marajó {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Maraien(sis)"} 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mara4.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmrjo.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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