The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Balsas in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
History
* 20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas from the
Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão
* 26 October 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Balsas
Bishops
;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
1981.10.25)
[
;Bishops of Balsas
* Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1981.10.25][ – 1998.04.15)
* Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. (1998.04.15 – 2006.09.17)
** Coadjutor bishop 1995–1998
* Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. (2007.12.12 – 2020.02.02)
* Valentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C. (2020.07.29 – present)
;Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
* Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2004
]
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1954
Balsas, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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