• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

      • The Diocese of Mercedes (Latin: Dioecesis Mercedaniana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Uruguay.


      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.
      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


      List of churches in the Diocese of Mercedes
      List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uruguay


      References




      External links



      Diocese of Mercedes - CEU (in Spanish)

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