Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal (Latin: Dioecesis Bacabalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Bacabal in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
Diocese of Bacabal Dioecesis Bacabalensis | |
|---|---|
 Santa Teresinha catholic church in Bacabal. | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,867 km2 (6,126 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 502,000 461,000 (91.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 22 June 1968 (55 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santa Terezinha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
History
- 22 June 1968: Established as Diocese of Bacabal from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Bishops
- Bishops of Bacabal (Latin Rite)
- Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01)
- Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. (1989.12.02 – 1997.04.10)
- José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (1999.12.01 – 2005.09.21), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
- Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (2006.11.02 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. (1988–1989)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, appointed Bishop of Crateús, Ceara in 1998
References
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