Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Tefé

Territorial Prelature of Tefé Praelatura Territorialis Tefensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	263,835 km2 (101,867 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 215,521 161,640 (75%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 May 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Santa Teresa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Altevir da Silva, C.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner

The Territorial Prelature of Tefé (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Tefensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Tefé in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

History

• On 23 May 1910, the Apostolic Prefecture of Tefé was founded from the Diocese of Amazonas
• On 11 August 1950, the Prefecture was promoted to the Territorial Prelature of Tefé

Bishops

• Prefects Apostolic of Tefé (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Miguel Alfredo Barat, C.S.Sp. (16 August 1910 – 1946)
  • Bishop Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. (19 July 1946 – 18 April 1952) appointed Prelate of Tefé
• Prelates of Tefé (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. (18 April 1952 – 15 December 1982)
  • Bishop Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. (15 December 1982 – 19 October 2000)
  • Bishop Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. (19 October 2000 – 12 December 2012)
  • Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (14 May 2014 – 9 June 2021)
  • Bishop José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. (9 March 2022 – present)

Coadjutor prelate

• Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. (1998–2000)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy