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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó

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Parishes
  
16

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
24,808 km²

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Tacuarembó

Denomination
  
Catholic Church

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Uruguay

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 196,000 98,500 (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.

Ordinaries

  • Carlos Parteli Keller † (3 Nov 1960 Appointed - 26 Feb 1966 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo)
  • Miguel Balaguer † (26 Feb 1966 Appointed - 28 Jan 1983 Resigned)
  • Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (28 Jan 1983 Appointed - 8 Mar 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Salto)
  • Julio César Bonino Bonino (20 Dec 1989 Appointed - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó Wikipedia
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