Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto

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Parishes 16 Rite Roman Rite Area 49,295 km² Country Uruguay Bishop Pablo Galimberti		Denomination Catholic Church Pope Francis Phone +598 92 215 218 Cathedral Cathedral of Salto

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)379,595288,000 (75.9%) Established 14 April 1897 (119 years ago) Address 50000 Salto, Salto Department, Uruguay Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.

History

The diocese was erected in 1897, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers four departments: Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, and Río Negro. Its see is at the Cathedral of Salto.

The current bishop is Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri, who was appointed in 2006.

Ordinaries

Tomás Gregorio Camacho † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed - 20 May 1940 Died)

Alfredo Viola † (20 May 1940 Succeeded - 1 Jan 1968 Resigned)

Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies † (1 Jan 1968 Succeeded - 8 Mar 1989 Retired)

Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (8 Mar 1989 Appointed - 16 May 2006 Retired)

Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (16 May 2006 Appointed - )

Auxiliary and co-adjutor bishops

Alfredo Viola (co-adjutor, 25 July 1936 - 20 May 1940)

José María Cavallero (auxiliary, 16 July 1952 - 20 December 1955)

Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies (co-adjutor, 3 February 1959 - 1 January 1968)

Carlos Alberto Nicolini (auxiliary, since 28 October 1977; co-adjutor, 29 December 1984 - 19 June 1988)

Heriberto Bodeant (auxiliary, 28 June 2003 - 13 June 2009)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto Wikipedia

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