Diocese of Melo
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Montevideo |
| Diocesan bishop | Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luis del Castillo Estrada SJ |
| Vicar General | Freddy Raúl Martínez Aguilar |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 23,177 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 133,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 102,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 76.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,800 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar y San Rafael |
| address | Av. Brazil 829, 37000 Melo, Dpto. de Cerro Largo, Uruguay |
| Website | dar-y-comunicar.blogspot.com |
The diocese of Melo ( Latin Dioecesis Melensis ) is a Roman Catholic suffragan diocese in Uruguay with its seat in Melo . The diocesan bishop is Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández .
history
From the division of the Diocese of Florida , today's Diocese of Melo was established on November 15, 1955. On June 25, 1960, the Diocese of Minas emerged from the diocese territory of Melo . Under canon law , the Diocese of Melo is subordinate to the Metropolitan Diocese and Archdiocese of Montevideo . Around 110,000 Roman Catholic Christians live in the sixteen parishes of the diocese . They are cared for pastorally by eleven diocesan priests , eight fathers , and one deacon in the permanent diaconate . In the pastoral care of Roman Catholic Christians, they are supported by 39 nuns and eight friars .
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