Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal is a diocese
located in the city of Bacabal
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Luís do Maranhão
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Bacabal
Bacabal
Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located at around , some 250 km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 95,924 . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of São Luís do Maranhão
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is an archdiocese located in the city of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.-History:* August 30, 1677: Established as Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão from the Diocese of Olinda...
in Brazil.
History
- June 22, 1968: Established as Diocese of Bacabal from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Bacabal (Latin Rite)- Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01)
- Henrique JohannpötterHenrique JohannpötterHenrique Johannpötter was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal, Brazil.Born in Germany, Johannpötter was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. In 1988 he was named coadjutor bishop of the diocese and eventually became bishop resigning in 1997....
, O.F.M. (1989.12.02 – 1997.04.10) - José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (1999.12.01 – 2005.09.21)
- Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (2006.11.02 – present)