The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira ( la, Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis) is a
Roman Catholic
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the area of the
Xingu River
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Santarém in Brazil. The cathedral is located in
Altamira, Brazil.
History
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.
Episcopal ordinaries
;Territorial prelates (of Xingu)
*
Clemente Geiger,
C.PP.S (17 January 1948 – 26 April 1971)
*
Eurico Kräutler, C.PP.S (26 April 1971 – 2 September 1981)
*
Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S (2 September 1981 – 23 December 2015)
** Prelate Coadjutor (1980–1981)
*
Joao Muniz Alves,
OFM (23 December 2015 – 6 November 2019); ''see below''
;Bishops
* Joao Muniz Alves, OFM (6 November 2019 – present); ''see above''
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 2019
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
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