Roman Catholic Diocese of Canelones

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Diocese of Canelones

Dioecesis Canalopolitana

Diócesis de Canelones
Location
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Ecclesiastical province Montevideo
Statistics
Area4,532 km2 (1,750 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
450,000
337,000 (74.9%)
Parishes33
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established25 November 1961 (61 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández
Bishops emeritus Orlando Romero Cabrera
Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero
Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone
Map
Uruguay - Diocesi di Canelones.png
Website
www.diocesisdecanelones.com

The Diocese of Canelones (Latin : Dioecesis Canalopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Uruguay. The diocese was erected in 1961, and is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of Canelones.

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The current and fourth bishop of Canelones is Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández, who was appointed by Pope Francis, on 19 March 2021. Bishop Fernández is assisted by the auxiliary bishop of Canelones, Auxiliary Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone, Titular Bishop of Benepota. The bishops emeritus are Orlando Romero Cabrera and Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero; the first bishop, Bishop Emeritus Nuti, died on November 2, 1999, having served from 1962 to 1994. [1]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

See also

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References

  1. "Diocese of Canelones". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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