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.
History
- 20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas from the Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão[1]
- 26 October 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Balsas[2]
Bishops
- Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1981.10.25[2] – 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)
- Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2004
References
- 1.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. pp. 206–8. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- 2.[2.2][2.3]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.