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Roman Catholic diocese in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Mercedes (Latin: Dioecesis Mercedaniana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
Diocese of Mercedes Dioecesis Mercedaniana Diócesis de Mercedes | |
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Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 210,000 170,000 (81%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 17 December 1960 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. |
Map | |
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.[1][2]
The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.
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