Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó
Appearance
Diocese of Tacuarembó Dioecesis Tacuarembiana Diócesis de Tacuarembó | |
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![]() Cathedral in Tacuarembó | |
Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,808 km2 (9,578 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 196,000 98,500 (50.3%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 October 1960 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Fructuoso |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano |
Map | |
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The Diocese of Tacuarembó (Latin: Dioecesis Tacuarembiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Uruguay) of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo.
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.[1][2] Its see is at the Cathedral of Tacuarembó.
Ordinaries
- Carlos Parteli Keller † (3 Nov 1960 Appointed – 26 February 1966 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo)
- Miguel Balaguer † (26 Feb 1966 Appointed – 28 January 1983 Resigned)
- Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (28 Jan 1983 Appointed – 8 March 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Salto)
- Julio César Bonino † (20 Dec 1989 Appointed – 8 August 2017 Died in office)
- Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, (from 19 June 2018)
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó.
- ^ "Diocese of Tacuarembó". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Diocese of Tacuarembó". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
Categories:
- Religion in Tacuarembó Department
- Religion in Rivera Department
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Uruguay
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Montevideo
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- 1960 establishments in Uruguay
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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- Uruguay stubs