The Territorial Prelature of Itaituba ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Itaitubaënsis) is a

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located in the city of

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in the

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of Santarém in Brazil.

History

On July 6, 1988, the Territorial Prelature of Itaituba was established from the Diocese of Santarém. On Wednesday, December 8, 2010,

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appointed Vilmar Santin,

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, until then vicar of the parish of São Lázaro e Coração Imaculado de Maria, in the

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, as the new bishop prelate of Itaituba, succeeding Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M., who had resigned on reaching the age limit of 75. It became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santarém in 6 November 2019 with Diocese of Óbidos

Leadership

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of Itaituba (Roman rite) ** Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M. (July 6, 1988 - December 8, 2010) ** Bishop Vilmar Santin,

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(December 8, 2010 – present)

References

GCatholic.org

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