Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
Encyclopedia
The Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Itacoatiara, Amazonas
, in the Ecclesiastical province
of Manaus
in Brazil.
Itacoatiara, Amazonas
Itacoatiara is a Brazilian municipality. It's the third most populous town in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and it is located on the metropolitan area of Manaus, on the borders of Amazonas river. Its population was 90,889 and its area is 8,600 km²...
, 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 Manaus
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará...
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)