Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Prelatures nullius

Labrea

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LABREA. - Prelature nullius in the State of Amazonas in Brazil.

It has an area of 201,506 sq km with 44,960 inhabitants, of whom 38,257 are Catholics; it has 3 parishes, 6 regular priests, 3 male religious communities.

The prelature was created by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Imprescriptibili Dei consilio of 1 May 1925, by dismemberment of the diocese of Amazonas, and as a suffragan of Belem de Pará.

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By Enrico Josi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 780.

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Josi, Enrico. “Labrea.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 780. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/labrea.

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Josi, Enrico. “Labrea.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 780. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/labrea.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Labrea},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {780},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/labrea}
}

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