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. |
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History
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.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin † (31 Dec 1960 Appointed – 23 May 1974 Died)
- Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † (22 May 1975 Appointed – 14 Feb 1995 Resigned)
- Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (14 Feb 1995 Appointed – )
Auxiliary bishop
- José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † (1972–1975), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, appointed Bishop of Tacuarembó in 2018
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes.
- Diocese of Mercedes - CEU (in Spanish)