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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.
Diocese of Canelones Dioecesis Canalopolitana Diócesis de Canelones | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,532 km2 (1,750 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 450,000 337,000 (74.9%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 November 1961 (62 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 | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdecanelones.com | |
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]
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