Territorial Prelature of Óbidos

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Territorial Prelature of Óbidos
Territorialis Praelatura Obidensis

Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Metropolitan:	Belém do Pará
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	182,960 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	201,063 (2004) 167,379 (83.2%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Sant’Ana
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.

The Territorial Prelature of Óbidos {Latin: Territorialis Praelatura Obiden(sis)} is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Óbidos in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

[edit] History

• On April 10, 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Óbidos was created from the Territorial Prelature of Santarém

[edit] Leadership

• Prelates of Óbidos (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. (July 19, 1976 - present)
  • Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. (April 13, 1973 - March 24, 1976)
  • Bishop João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. (September 12, 1957 - 1972)

[edit] References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy