Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia

Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia Praelatura Territorialis Cristalandiensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Palmas
Statistics
Area	66,365 km² (25,624 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 192,000 153,600 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 March 1956 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro
Current leadership
Bishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Emeritus Bishops	Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B.
Website
www.prelaziadecristalandia.com.br

The Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Cristalandiensis) is a territorial prelature located in the city of Cristalândia in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

History

March 26, 1956: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia from the Territorial Prelature of Bananal

Leadership

Bishops of Cristalândia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rodolfo Luís Weber, (since 2009.02.25)
- Bishop Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B. (1990.06.20 – 2009.02.25)
- Bishop Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. (1988.05.11 – 1989.09.29)
- Bishop Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. (1958.11.25 – 1988.05.11)

References

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