Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Balsas
Latin:	Dioecesis Balsensis
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	20 December 1954 (years ago)
Area Km2:	66,025
Population:	237,944
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	172,710
Catholics Percent:	72.6
Bishop:	Valentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C.

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

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

• 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)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2004

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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Notes and References

1. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1955 . XLVII . 206–8. 30 July 2020.
2. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1981 . LXXIII . 737 . 30 July 2020.
3. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1967 . LIX . 359, 745. 30 July 2020.