Territorial prelature of Marajó
| Territorial prelature of Marajó | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará |
| prelate | Evaristo Pascoal Spengler OFM |
| Emeritus prelate | José Luís Azcona Hermoso OAR |
| surface | 79,043 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 345,362 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 286,650 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,333 |
| Friars | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Nossa Senhora da Consolação |
| address | Terceira Rua 1428 68870-000 Soure, PA Brazil |
| Website | http://www.prelaziadomarajo.com.br/ |
The territorial prelate Marajó ( Latin Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis , Portuguese Prelazia de Marajó ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic territorial prelate based in Soure in the state of Pará . It includes the island of Marajó and the mainland parts of the 16 municipalities (Municípios) that make up the Mesorregião do Marajó administrative district , and extends over an area of 86,477 km².
history
The territorial prelature Marajó was on April 14, 1928 by Pope Pius XI. built with the papal bull Romanus Pontifex from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Prelates of Marajó
- Gregório Alonso Aparicio OAR , 1943-1965
- Alquilio Alvarez Diez OAR, 1965-1985
- José Luís Azcona Hermoso OAR, 1987-2016
- Evaristo Pascoal Spengler OFM , since 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Centro de Estatística Religiosa e Investigações Sociais (ed.): Anuário Católico do Brasil , edition 2012. Rio de Janeiro 2012. ISSN 0103-4464 .