Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga
- Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Paranatinga
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Paranatinguensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Cuiabá
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Prelatícia São Francisco Xavier
cocathedral =
area= 74,638
population=
population_as_of=
catholics=
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bishop= Vital Chitolina, S.C.I.
coadjutor =
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The Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Paranatinguen(sis)"} is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.
History
* On December 23, 1997, the Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga was established from the Diocese of Barra do Garças, Diocese of Rondonópolis, and Diocese of Sinop
Leadership
* Prelates of Paranatinga (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. (December 23, 1997 - present)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/para8.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dprga.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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