Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este
Roman Catholic diocese in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Catholic diocese in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae-Fodinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church 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 Diócesis de Maldonado-Punta del Este-Mina | |
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Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 180,000 160,000 (88.9%) |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 January 1966 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Fernando |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio |
Bishops emeritus | Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer |
Map | |
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.
See Diocese of Minas, which has since united with this diocese, for bishops affiliated with it.
Bishops of Maldonado-Punta del Este
Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas
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