Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga
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The Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Paranatinga
, Mato Grosso
, in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cuiabá
in Brazil.
Paranatinga
Paranatinga is a town and municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
, 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 Cuiabá
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
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)