Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas (Latin: Dioecesis Balsensis) is a diocese located in the city of Balsas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
Diocese of Balsas Dioecesis Balsensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 66,025 km2 (25,492 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 237,944 172,710 (72.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 December 1954 (65 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
History
- 20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas from the Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão
- 3 October 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Balsas
Bishops
- Prelates of Santo Antônio de Balsas (Latin Rite)
- Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. (1959.05.09 – 1966)
- Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1967.01.12 – 1981.10.03 see below)
- Bishops of Balsas (Latin Rite)
- Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (see above 1981.10.03 – 1998.04.15)
- Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. (1998.04.15 – 2006.09.17)
- Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. (2007.12.12 – 2020.02.02)
Coadjutor bishop
- Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. (1995-1998)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2004
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