Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira

This article is about diocese. For other uses, see Xingu.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira (Latin: Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the area of the Xingu River in the ecclesiastical province of Santarém in Brazil. The cathedral is located in Altamira, Brazil.

Diocese of Xingu-Altamira Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Santarém
Statistics
Area	368,092 km2 (142,121 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 429,000 330,000 (76.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	6 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Altamira, Pará
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joao Muniz Alves, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Irineu Roman
Bishops emeritus	Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

On 16 August 1934, the Territorial Prelature of Xingu was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia and Territorial Prelature of Santarém.

At the time the Diocese of Santarém was promoted to an Archdiocese, the Territorial Prelature of Xingu was suppressed and succeeded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira on 6 November 2019.

Episcopal ordinaries

Territorial prelates (of Xingu)

• Clemente Geiger, C.PP.S (17 January 1948 – 26 April 1971)
• Eurico Kräutler, C.PP.S (26 April 1971 – 2 September 1981)
• Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S (2 September 1981 – 23 December 2015)
  • Prelate Coadjutor (1980–1981)
• Joao Muniz Alves, OFM (23 December 2015 – 6 November 2019); see below

Bishops

• Joao Muniz Alves, OFM (6 November 2019 – present); see above

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy