Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

Diocese of Mercedes Dioecesis Mercedaniana Diócesis de Mercedes
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 (64 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.
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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. ^{[1] [2]}

The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

1. "Diocese of Mercedes". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
2. "Diocese of Mercedes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

External links

• Diocese of Mercedes - CEU (in Spanish)