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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Borba

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Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Ecclesiastical province
  
Manaus

Area
  
170,000 km²

Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Borba

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 190,000 155,000 (81.6%)

Established
  
13 July 1963 (53 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Prelatícia Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua

The Territorial Prelature of Borba (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Borbensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Borba, Amazonas, in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

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History

  • July 13, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Borba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Parintins

    • Leadership

  • Prelates of Borba (Latin Rite)
  • Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
  • José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)
  • Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (2006.05.03 – present); he is assisted by Coadjutor Bishop-elect Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.

    • References

    Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Borba Wikipedia
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