Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal

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

History

 * 22 June 1968: Established as Diocese of Bacabal from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Bishops

 * Bishops of Bacabal (Latin Rite)
 * Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. (1968.07.24 – 1989.12.01)
 * Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. (1989.12.02 – 1997.04.10)
 * José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (1999.12.01 – 2005.09.21), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
 * Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (2006.11.02 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

 * Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. (1988–1989)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, appointed Bishop of Crateús, Ceara in 1998