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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

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Parishes
  
16

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
15,000 km²

Denomination
  
Catholic Church

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Uruguay

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 210,000 170,000 (81%)

Established
  
17 December 1960 (56 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Mercedes, Uruguay

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo

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

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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.

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

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 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes Wikipedia
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