Territorial Prelature of Xingu
- Territorial Prelature of Xingu
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Xingu
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Xinguensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Belém do Pará
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Prelatícia Sagrado Coração de Jesus
cocathedral =
area= 354,000
population= 397,500
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 320,000
catholics_percent= 80.5
bishop= Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Territorial Prelature of Xingu {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Xinguen(sis)"} is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the area of the Xingu River in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.
History
* On August 16, 1934, the Territorial Prelature of Xingu was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia and Territorial Prelature of Santarém
Leadership
* Prelates of Xingu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Clemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. (January 17, 1948 - April 26, 1971)
** Bishop Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. (April 26, 1971 - September 2, 1978)
** Bishop Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. (September 2, 1981 - present)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/xing0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxing.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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