Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguaiana

The Diocese of Uruguaiana (Latin: Dioecesis Uruguaianensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Maria.

Diocese of Uruguaiana

Dioecesis Uruguaianensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Maria
Statistics
Area38,795 km2 (14,979 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
467,000
348,000 (74.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 August 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Senhora Sant’Ana
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Mário Scalon Angonese
Metropolitan ArchbishopHélio Adelar Rubert
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
Official website

Its cathedra episcopal see is Catedral Senhora Sant’Ana, dedicated to St. Anne, in Uruguaiana.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 365,000 Catholics (74.5% of 490,000 total) on 35,439 km2 (13,683 sq mi) in 16 parishes and 286 missions with 26 priests (23 diocesan, 3 religious), 63 lay religious (9 brothers, 54 sisters) and 10 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Brazilians and Latin rite)

It has had no auxiliary bishops.

See also

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  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Uruguayana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.