Parishes 16 Area 24,808 km² Cathedral Cathedral of Tacuarembó | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)196,00098,500 (50.3%) Established 22 October 1960 (56 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó (Latin: Dioecesis Tacuarembianus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
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History
The diocese was created in 1960, from the Diocese of Florida and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. It covers the Departments of Tacuarembó and Rivera. Its see is at the Cathedral of Tacuarembó.
The current bishop is Julio César Bonino Bonino, who was appointed in 1989.
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