The Territorial Prelature of Marajó ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis) is a

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located in the city of

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in the

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in Brazil.

History

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

Leadership

* Evaristo Pascoal Spengler (June 1, 2016 – present) * José Luís Azcona Hermoso,

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(July 6, 1988 – June 1, 2016) * Alquilio Alvarez Diez,

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References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1928 Marajó, Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Territorial prelatures {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub