Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
The diocese Bacabal (Latin: Dioecesis Bacabalensis ) is a location in Brazil roman Catholic Diocese based in Bacabal in the state of Maranhão.
History
The diocese Bacabal was on June 22, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. natura established by the Apostolic Constitution Visibilis out of territory of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão and Territorialprälatur São José do Grajaú. It was the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is a suffragan.
Bishops of Bacabal
- Paschasius Hermann Rettler OFM, 1968-1989
- Heinrich Johannpötter OFM, 1989-1997
- José Belisario da Silva, OFM, 1999-2005, then Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
- Armando Martín Gutiérrez FAM, since 2006