Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae-Fodinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. It was the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este until, on March 2, 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with it.

Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas

Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae-Fodinensis
Cathedral of St. Fernando
Location
CountryUruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
180,000
160,000 (88.9%)
Parishes15
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 January 1966 (54 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Fernando
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMilton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio
Bishops emeritusRodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer
Map

History

The diocese was erected in 1966, from the Diocese of Minas and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers almost all the Department of Maldonado and the southern half of the Department of Rocha. Its see is at the Cathedral of Maldonado.[1][2]

A previous bishop was Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer, who was appointed in 1985.

Bishops

See Diocese of Minas, which has since united with this diocese, for bishops affiliated with it.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Maldonado-Punta del Este

Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Luis Eduardo González Cedrés, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo in 2018

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. "Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.



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