Diocese of Balsas
Dioecesis Balsensis
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 66,025 km2 (25,492 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 237,944 172,710 (72.6%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 December 1954 (69 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Valentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas (Latin: Dioecesis Balsensis) is a diocese located in the city of Balsas in the ecclesiastical provinceofSão Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
7°31′48″S 46°02′14″W / 7.5299°S 46.0373°W / -7.5299; -46.0373
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