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.
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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