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Diocese of Bacabal
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The Diocese of Bacabal is a Latin Church diocese in Maranhão state, Brazil, erected on June 22, 1968 from the Prelature of São José do Grajaú and the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.
- Latin name
- Bacabalen(sis)
- Erected
- 22 June 1968
- Cathedral
- Catedral Santa Terezinha
- Patron
- Santa Teresinha (Saint Thérèse of Lisieux)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- São Luís do Maranhão (Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão)
- Catholics
- 461,000
- Chancery
- Rua Teixeira Mendes 45, C.P. 01, 65700-000 Bacabal, MA, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [099]3621-1280; fax 3621-1000
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Coroatá 73 km
- Diocese of Viana 117 km
- Diocese of Zé Doca 144 km
- Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão 173 km
- Diocese of Pinheiro 194 km
- Diocese of Grajaú 231 km
Parishes near the see
- Sant’Ana e São Joaquim · Bacabal <1 km
- São Francisco das Chagas · Bacabal <1 km
- São Luís Gonzaga · São Luís Gonzaga 28 km
- Sagrados Corações de Jesus e Maria · Bom Lugar 32 km
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus · Olho d’Água das Cunhãs 39 km
- Santo Antônio de Pádua · Trizidela do Vale 42 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001000775 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08