Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
- Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Lábrea
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Labreanus
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Porto Velho
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
cocathedral =
area= 230,240
population= 78,832
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 61,500
catholics_percent= 78.0
bishop= Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Territorial Prelature of Lábrea {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Labrean(us)"} is a territorial prelature located in the city of Lábrea in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.
History
* May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Lábrea from the Diocese of Amazonas
Leadership
* Bishops of Lábrea (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (1994.01.12 – present)
** Bishop Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. (1971.06.07 – 1994.01.12)
** Bishop Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. (Apostolic Administrator 1970.05.02 – 1971.06.07)
** Bishop José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. (1944 – 1967.11.30)
** Fr. Inácio Martinez (1930.06.13 – 1942)
** Fr. Marcelo Calvo (Apostolic Administrator 1925 – 1930)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/labr1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlaba.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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