The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae-Fodinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. It was the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este until, on March 2, 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with it.
Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae-Fodinensis Diócesis de Maldonado-Punta del Este-Mina | |
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 Cathedral of St. Fernando | |
| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 180,000 160,000 (88.9%) |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 January 1966 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Fernando |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio |
| Bishops emeritus | Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer |
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History
editThe diocese was erected in 1966, from the Diocese of Minas and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers almost all the Department of Maldonado and the southern half of the Department of Rocha. Its see is at the Cathedral of Maldonado.[1][2]
A previous bishop was Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer, who was appointed in 1985.
Bishops
editSee Diocese of Minas, which has since united with this diocese, for bishops affiliated with it.
Ordinaries
editBishops of Maldonado-Punta del Este
- Antonio Corso † (26 Feb 1966 – 25 Mar 1985 Died)
- Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (9 Nov 1985 – 15 Jun 2018)
- Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (15 Jun 2018 - 2 Mar 2020); see below
Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas
- Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (2 Mar 2020–present); see above
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Luis Eduardo González Cedrés, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo in 2018
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ "Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
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