Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal

Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Bacabal

Dioecesis Bacabalensis
Santa Teresinha catholic church in Bacabal.
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area15,867 km2 (6,126 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
502,000
461,000 (91.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established22 June 1968 (55 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Terezinha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArmando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.

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.

History

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

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, appointed Bishop of Crateús, Ceara in 1998

References

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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