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 (56 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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy