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Roman Catholic diocese in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 (64 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Fructuoso |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano |
| Map | |
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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.
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