Bishop Vilson Basso, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira was named Coadjutor Bishop of Crato, Ceara in May 2016.
Bishop Basso had been serving as Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão.
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19 April 2017
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