Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó

Territorial Prelature of Marajó Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis Prelazia Territorial de Marajó
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	105,000 km² (41,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 260,000 230,000 (88.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 April 1928 (88 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Website
www.prelaziadomarajo.com.br

The Territorial Prelature of Marajó (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Marajó in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

History

On April 14, 1928, the Territorial Prelature of Marajó was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.

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)

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