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 (98 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	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.)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roque Paloschi
Bishops emeritus	Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa el, O.A.R.

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), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. (2016.04.13 - )
  • 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