Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas

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Rite Latin Rite Area 66,025 km² Country Brazil		Pope Francis Phone +55 99 3541-2483
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)237,944172,710 (72.6%) Established 20 December 1954 (62 years ago) Bishop Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. Address Praca Getúlio Vargas, 149, Balsas - MA, 65800-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

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

3 October 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Balsas

Prelates of Santo Antônio de Balsas (Latin Rite)

Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. (1959.05.09 – 1966)

Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1967.01.12 – 1981.10.03)

Bishops of Balsas (Latin Rite)

Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1981.10.03 – 1998.04.15)

Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. (1998.04.15 – 2006.09.17)

Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. (2007.12.12 – present)

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