Territorial Prelature of Cametá

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Territorial Prelature of Cametá
Territorialis Praelatura Cametanensis

Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Metropolitan:	Belém do Pará
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	50,648 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	411,657 (2004) 287,700 (69.9%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Prelatícia São João Batista
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.

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

[edit] History

On November 29, 1952, the Territorial Prelature of Cametá was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

[edit] Leadership

• Prelates of Cametá (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (2000.02.23 – present)
  • Bishop José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. (1980.05.21 – 1999.09.29)
  • Bishop Cornélio Veerman, C.M. (1961.02.27 – 1969.08.08)
  • Fr. Cornélio Veerman, C.M. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1953.05.03 – 1961.02.27)

[edit] References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy