Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
- Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Territorial Prelature
name= Itacoatiara
latin= Territorialis Praelatura Itacoatiarensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Manaus
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Rosário
cocathedral =
area= 83,012
population= 155,254
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 126,726
catholics_percent= 81.6
bishop= Carillo Gritti
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara {Latin: " Territorialis Praelatura Itacoatiaren(sis)"} is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History
* On July 13, 1963, the Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus
Leadership
* Prelates of Itacoatiara (Roman rite)
** Bishop Carillo Gritti (January 5, 2000 - present)
** Bishop Jorge Eduardo Marskell, S.F.M. (1975 - July 2, 1998)
** Archbioshop João de Souza Lima (Apostolic Administrator 1972 - 1975)
** Bishop Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. (July 20, 1965 - July 15, 1972)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/itac0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ditac.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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