Established on 15 August 1910 Diocese of Uruguaiana / Uruguaianenv(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the then Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande (now Archdiocese)
As per 2014, it pastorally served 365,000 Catholics (74.5% of 490,000 total) on 35,439km2 (13,683sqmi) in 16 parishes and 286 missions with 26 priests (23 diocesan, 3 religious), 63 lay religious (9 brothers, 54 sisters) and 10 seminarians.
Hermeto José Pinheiro (12 May 1911 - 3 November 1941)
Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista: 10 June 1944 (appointed) - 5 January 1954), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil) (5 January 1954 – 12 March 1960); Archbishop-Bishop of Brasília (Brazil) (12 March 1960 – 11 October 1966), last Archbishop Military Vicar of Brazil (Brazil) (9 November 1963 – 21 July 1986), Metropolitan Archbishop of (see promoted) Brasília (Brazil) (11 October 1966 – 15 February 1984), first Archbishop Military Ordinary of Brazil (Brazil) (21 July 1986 – retired 31 October 1990), died 2001.
Luiz Felipe de Nadal (9 May 1955 - death 1 July 1963)
Augusto Petró (12 March 1964 - retired 5 July 1995), died 2008; previously Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) (16 May 1958 – 12 March 1964)
Pedro Ercílio Simon (5 July 1995 - 16 September 1998), previously Coadjutor Bishop of Cruz Alta (Brazil) (24 October 1990 – 5 July 1995); next Coadjutor Bishop of Passo Fundo) succeeding as (last Suffragan) Bishop of Passo Fundo (19 May 1999 – 13 April 2011), (see)promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Passo Fundo (13 April 2011 – retired 11 July 2012)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Uruguayana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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