The Territorial Prelature of Tefé () is a

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located in the city of

Tefé Tefé, known in early accounts as Teffé, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, northern Brazil. History As early as 1620 the Portuguese Carmelites could already boast of converts amo ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* On 23 May 1910, the

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of Tefé was founded from the

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* On 11 August 1950, the Prefecture was promoted to the Territorial Prelature of Tefé

Bishops

*Prefects Apostolic of Tefé (Roman rite) ** Fr. Miguel Alfredo Barat, C.S.Sp. (16 August 1910 – 1946) ** Bishop Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. (19 July 1946 – 18 April 1952) appointed Prelate of Tefé *

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of Tefé (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. (18 April 1952 – 15 December 1982) ** Bishop Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. (15 December 1982 – 19 October 2000) ** Bishop Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. (19 October 2000 – 12 December 2012) ** Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (14 May 2014 – 9 June 2021) ** Bishop José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. (9 March 2022 – present)

Coadjutor prelate

* Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. (1998–2000)

References

GCatholic.org

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