Diocese of Alto Xingu–Tucumã
Xinguen(sis) Superior(is)-Tucumanen(sis) in Brasilia
Suffragan territorial prelature · Latin Church · Alto Xingu–Tucumã, Brazil
Alto Xingu-Tucumã is a Latin Church territorial prelature based in Tucumã, Pará, Brazil, within the ecclesiastical province of Santarém. It was established on November 6, 2019, with Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R., as its first bishop-prelate.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan territorial prelature
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 6 November 2019
- Latin
- Xinguen(sis) Superior(is)-Tucumanen(sis) in Brasilia
- Patron
- Our Lady of Aparecida
- Annuario code
- 001000291
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 166,000
- Population
- 298,424
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 55.6%
- Priests
- 11
- Catholics per priest
- 15,091
- Extent
- 128,291 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.3
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida stands in Alto Xingu–Tucumã, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Santarém
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Santarém.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Xingu–AltamiraXingu–Altamira
- Diocese of ÓbidosÓbidos
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Alto Xingu-Tucumã is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature seated in the city of Tucumã, part of the ecclesiastical province of Santarém in Brazil. Its Latin title is Praelatura Territorialis Xinguensis Superioris-Tucumanensis in Brasilia.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.