Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes (Latin: Dioecesis Mercedaniana) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.

Diocese of Mercedes

Dioecesis Mercedaniana
Location
CountryUruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
210,000
170,000 (81%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 December 1960 (59 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.
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History

The diocese was erected in 1960, from parts of both the Diocese of Salto and the Diocese of San José de Mayo. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Mercedes.[1][2]

The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin † (31 Dec 1960 Appointed – 23 May 1974 Died)
  • Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † (22 May 1975 Appointed – 14 Feb 1995 Resigned)
  • Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (14 Feb 1995 Appointed – )

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Mercedes". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. "Diocese of Mercedes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.



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