Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia
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The Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia is a territorial prelature located in the city of Cristalândia
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Palmas
in Brazil.
Cristalândia
Cristalândia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 6,931 and its area is 1,848 km².The town is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia....
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 Palmas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil.-History:* March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Porto Nacional...
in Brazil.
History
- March 26, 1956: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia from the Territorial Prelature of Bananal
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Cristalândia (Roman rite)- Bishop Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B. (1990.06.20 – present)
- Bishop Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. (1988.05.11 – 1989.09.29)
- Bishop Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. (1958.11.25 – 1988.05.11)