Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Xingu

This article is about diocese. For other uses, see Xingu.

Territorial Prelature of Xingu Praelatura Territorialis Xinguensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	354,000 km2 (137,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 397,500 320,000 (80.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 August 1934 (78 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Current leadership
Bishop	Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.

The Territorial Prelature of Xingu (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Xinguensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the area of the Xingu River in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.

History

• On August 16, 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

Leadership

• Prelates of Xingu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Clemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. (January 17, 1948 - April 26, 1971)
  • Bishop Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. (April 26, 1971 - September 2, 1978)
  • Bishop Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. (September 2, 1981 - present)

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy