Territorial Prelature of Coari
Encyclopedia
The Territorial Prelature of Coari is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Coari
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Manaus
in Brazil.
Coari
Coari is a Brazilian city , in the Amazon region. It is also one of the largest cities of the Amazonas state. It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and natural gas....
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 Manaus
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará...
in Brazil.
History
- On July 13, 1963, the Territorial Prelature of Coari was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus
Leadership
- Prelates of Coari (Roman rite)
- Prelate Marek Marian Piatek (June 15, 2011 - present)
- Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. (February 28, 2007 - July 22, 2009)
- Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.SS.R. (October 21, 1974 - February 28, 2007)
- Bishop Mário Roberto Emmett AnglimMário Roberto Emmett AnglimMário Roberto Emmett Anglim was an American-born bishop in the Catholic Church. He served as the first Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Coari in the state of Amazonas, Brazil from 1964-1973.-Biography:...
, C.SS.R. (April 24, 1964 - April 13, 1973)