Territorial Prelature of Cametá
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The Territorial Prelature of Cametá is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Cametá
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Belém do Pará
in Brazil.
Cametá
Cametá is a Brazilian city in the state of Pará. The mayor is José Waldoli Filgueira Valente of the Democrats Party....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Belém do Pará
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.-History:* March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão...
in Brazil.
History
On November 29, 1952, the Territorial Prelature of Cametá was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do ParáLeadership
- 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)