The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas () 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 26 October 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Balsas
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 1981.10.25) Bishops of Balsas Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. (1981.10.25 – 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
References
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy