Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Itaituba
The Territorial Prelature of Itaituba is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Itaituba in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.History
On July 6, 1988, the Territorial Prelature of Itaituba was established from the Diocese of Santarém.
On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Vilmar Santin, O. Carm., until then vicar of the parish of São Lázaro e Coração Imaculado de Maria, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus, as the new bishop prelate of Itaituba, succeeding Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M., who had resigned on reaching the age limit of 75.Leadership
- Prelates of Itaituba
- * Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M.
- * Bishop Vilmar Santin, O. Carm.
