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St. Peregrine Laziosi in Alto Acre and Alto Purus, Prelature of

SAN PELLEGRINO LAZIOSI NEGLI ALTO ACRE E ALTO PURUS, PRELATURA DI

Volume X · p. 1068 · 1953

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

SAN PELLEGRINO LAZIOSI NEGLI ALTO ACRE E ALTO PURUS, PRELATURE. — Suffragan of Belém do Pará, in the territory of Acre (Amazonia), Brazil.

It has an area of 100,000 sq. km, with 100,000 inhabitants, all Catholics. Erected on 4 Oct. 1919 by the apostolic bull Universae regimen, following its separation from the diocese of Amazzoni, and entrusted to the Servants of Mary, with 5 parishes and 8 religious priests. There are communities of the Sisters Servants of Mary Reparatrix.

Residence: Sena Madureira, Alto Acre (Brazil).

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1951, p. 634; O Brasil Católico 1947, Juiz de Fora 1947, p. 490. Virginio Battezzati
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“SAN PELLEGRINO LAZIOSI NEGLI ALTO ACRE E ALTO PURUS, PRELATURA DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), p. 1068. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/san-pellegrino-laziosi-negli-alto-acre-e-alto-purus-prelatura-di.