Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Prelatures nullius

Rio Branco, Prelature of

RIO BRANCO, PRELATURA NULLIUS DI

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RIO BRANCO, Prelature of. - Suffragan of Belém do Pará, in the State of Pará (Brazil).

It has an area of 260,000 sq km, with a population of 20,000 inhabitants, of whom 18,000 are Catholics. It has a single parish, with 6 regular priests, one male religious community and one female.

Erected in 1907, on 30 Aug. 1944 it was elevated to a prelature nullius; at present the Missionaries of the Consolata work there.

Bibliography2 works

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 642; O Brasil Católico 1947, Juiz de Fora 1947, p. 481.

Virginio Battezzati

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By Virginio Battezzati

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 947.

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Battezzati, Virginio. “Rio Branco, prelatura nullius di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 947. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-branco-prelatura-nullius-di.

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Battezzati, Virginio. “Rio Branco, prelatura nullius di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 947. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-branco-prelatura-nullius-di.

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  author    = {Battezzati, Virginio},
  title     = {Rio Branco, prelatura nullius di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {947},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-branco-prelatura-nullius-di}
}

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