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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal

Coordinates: 4°13′41″S 44°46′31″W / 4.2280°S 44.7753°W / -4.2280; -44.7753
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Diocese of Bacabal

Dioecesis Bacabalensis
Santa Teresinha catholic church in Bacabal.
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area15,867 km2 (6,126 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
502,000
461,000 (91.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established22 June 1968 (56 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Terezinha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArmando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal (Latin: Dioecesis Bacabalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Bacabal in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

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Coadjutor bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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4°13′41″S 44°46′31″W / 4.2280°S 44.7753°W / -4.2280; -44.7753