Itacoatiara, Brazil – September 2024 – On 21 September, in the Cathedral of the Prelature of Itacoatiara, the Eucharist was celebrated for the beginning of the pastoral ministry of Bishop Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, SDB, as the fifth Bishop of the  Itacoatiara Prelature in the State of Amazonas. The faithful, priests, religious and ecclesiastical and civil authorities gathered to welcome the new pastor and express their joy and hope for this new phase of the local Church. Chaired by Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, OFM, Archbishop of Manaus, and concelebrated by other bishops in the Amazon region, the celebration also involved various Salesians including: Fr Gabriel Romero, Councillor for the America South Cone Region; Fr Philipe Bauzière, Superior of the Manaus, Brazil Province (BMA); and Fr Erondi Reis Pereira, Provincial Economer of the Province of Campo Grande Brazil (BCG). In his homily, Bishop Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos recalled with affection his missionary journey in the Amazon, from the beginning of his life in São Gabriel da Cachoeira until his call to serve as bishop. Emotionally moved, he expressed his joy in assuming the mission of pastor of the Itacoatiara Prelature and stressed the importance of the collaboration of all to build a living and active Church. Bishop Canavarros dos Santos comes from the Province of Campo Grande, Brazil and has been Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus for eight years. The celebration was also marked by the entry of members of different pastoral ministries, movements, organisations and parishes, who presented representative banners that symbolised their commitment and common work in evangelisation, a symbolic gesture that demonstrated the strength and dedication of the faithful of the prelature.