Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Borba

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Territorial Prelature of Borba

Praelatura Territorialis Borbensis
Borba - Amazonas - Igreja.jpg
Prelatial Cathedral Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceManaus
Statistics
Area170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
190,000
155,000 (81.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established13 July 1963 (58 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Prelatícia Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Prelate, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopSérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.
Bishops emeritus, S.A.C.

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.

History[]

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

Bishops[]

  • Prelates of Borba (Latin Rite)
    • , T.O.R. (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
    • José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)
    • , S.A.C. (2006.05.03 – 2017.09.20)
    • , C.Ss.R. (2017.09.20 - present)

Coadjutor bishop[]

  • , C.Ss.R.[1] (2016-2017)

References[]

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine".


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