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 Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area66,025 km2 (25,492 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
237,944
172,710 (72.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 December 1954 (69 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopValentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.

History

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Bishops

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Prelates of Santo Antônio de Balsas
  • Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. (1959.05.09 – 1966)
  • Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1967.01.12[3] 1981.10.25)[2]
Bishops of Balsas
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

References

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  1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. pp. 206–8. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIII. 1981. p. 737. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. pp. 359, 745. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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