Territorial Prelature of Xingu
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The Territorial Prelature of Xingu is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the area of the Xingu River
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Belém do Pará
in Brazil. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.
Xingu River
The Xingu River , also called Rio Xingu, is a 1,230-mile long, river in north Brazil; it is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River.-Description and history:...
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. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.
History
- On August 16, 1934, the Territorial Prelature of Xingu was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia and Territorial Prelature of Santarém
Leadership
- Prelates of Xingu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Clemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. (January 17, 1948 - April 26, 1971)
- Bishop Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. (April 26, 1971 - September 2, 1978)
- Bishop Erwin KräutlerErwin KräutlerErwin Kräutler C.Pp.S is an Austro-Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop and the current prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Xingu....
, C.Pp.S. (September 2, 1981 - present)