Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Bacabal
latin= Dioecesis Bacabalensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=São Luís do Maranhão
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Santa Terezinha
cocathedral =
area= 15,867
population= 502,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 461,000
catholics_percent= 91.8
bishop= Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal {Latin: " Bacabalen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Bacabal in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
History
* June 22, 1968: Established as Diocese of Bacabal from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Leadership
* Bishops of Bacabal (Roman rite)
** Bishop Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (2006.11.02 – present)
** Bishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (1999.12.01 – 2005.09.21)
** Bishop Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. (1989.12.02 – 1997.04.10)
** Bishop Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/baca0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbaca.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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