Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Lábrea

Territorial Prelature of Lábrea Praelatura Territorialis Labreana
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Velho
Statistics
Area	230,240 km2 (88,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 78,832 61,500 (78.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1925 (93 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
Current leadership
Bishop	Bishop-designate Reverend Father Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. (he was chosen by Pope Francis on Wednesday, 13 April 2016, to succeed Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.)[1]

The Territorial Prelature of Lábrea (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Labreana) is a territorial prelature located in the city of Lábrea in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

• 1 May 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Lábrea from the Diocese of Amazonas

Leadership

• Bishops of Lábrea (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (1994.01.12 – 2016.04.13)
  • Bishop Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. (1971.06.07 – 1994.01.12)
  • Bishop Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. (Apostolic Administrator 1970.05.02 – 1971.06.07)
  • Bishop José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. (1944 – 1967.11.30)
  • Fr. Inácio Martinez (1930.06.13 – 1942)
  • Fr. Marcelo Calvo (Apostolic Administrator 1925 – 1930)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy