Diocese of Xingu-Altamira Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Santarém |
Statistics | |
Area | 368,092 km2 (142,121 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 429,000 330,000 (76.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Altamira, Pará |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joao Muniz Alves, O.F.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Irineu Roman |
Bishops emeritus | Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira ( Latin: Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the area of the Xingu River in the ecclesiastical province of Santarém in Brazil. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.
On 16 August 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.
At the time the Diocese of Santarém was promoted to an Archdiocese, the Territorial Prelature of Xingu was suppressed and succeeded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira on 6 November 2019. [1]