Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
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Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara Praelatura Territorialis Itacoatiarensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 83,012 km2 (32,051 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 155,254 126,726 (81.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13 July 1963 (54 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
| Current leadership | |
| Prelate | Vacant |
The Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Itacoatiarensis) is a Latin rite territorial prelature (pre-diocesan Roman Catholic jurisdiction) in the Ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Manaus in Amazonas state, inland northern Brazil.
Its cathedral see is Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Rosário, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Itacoatiara, Amazonas.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 137,400 Catholics (79.1% of 173,800 total) on 58,424 km² in 13 parishes with 14 priests (8 diocesan, 6 religious), 12 lay religious (6 brothers, 6 sisters) and 2 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
Coordinates: 3°08′S 58°26′W / 3.133°S 58.433°W
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