The Territorial Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucumã (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Xinguensis Superioris-Tucumanensis in Brasilia) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Tucumã in the ecclesiastical province of Santarém in Brazil.
Territorial Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucumã Praelatura Territorialis Xinguensis Superioris-Tucumanensis in Brasilia Prelazia Territorial de Alto Xingu-Tucumã | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santarém |
| Metropolitan | Santarém |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 128,291 km2 (49,533 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 298,424 130,000 (43.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 6 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Tucumã |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Irineu Roman |
| Website | |
| http://prelaziadoaltoxingu.org/ | |
History
On November 6, 2019, the Territorial Prelature of Itaituba was established from the territory of Territorial Prelature of Xingu and Diocese of Marabá. Pope Francis appointed Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R., as its first bishop.[1]