Territorial Prelature of Borba
- Territorial Prelature of Borba
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Borba
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Borbensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Manaus
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Prelatícia Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua
cocathedral =
area= 170,000
population= 190,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 155,000
catholics_percent= 81.6
bishop= Elói Róggia, S.A.C.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Territorial Prelature of Borba {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Borben(sis)"} is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Borba, Amazonas, in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History
* July 13, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Borba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Parintins
Leadership
* Prelatess of Borba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (2006.05.03 – present)
** Bishop José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)
** Bishop Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/borb0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dborb.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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