Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó
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The Territorial Prelature of Marajó is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Marajó
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Belém do Pará
in Brazil.
Marajó
Marajó is an island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. It is part of the state of Pará.- Geography :With a land area of 40,100 km² , which compares to the size of Switzerland, it is the largest island to be completely surrounded by freshwater in the world...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Belém do Pará
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.-History:* March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão...
in Brazil.
History
On April 14, 1928, the Territorial Prelature of Marajó was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.Leadership
- Prelates of Marajó (Roman rite)
- Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. (July 6, 1988 - present)
- Bishop Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. (May 6, 1965 - November 3, 1985)
- Bishop Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. (January 9, 1943 - April 4, 1965)