Diocese of San José de Mayo
| Diocese of San José de Mayo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Montevideo |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | November 15, 1955 |
| surface | 10,136 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 149,850 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 84,980 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 56.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,721 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de San José de Mayo |
| address | Calle Sarandi 80000 San Jose de Mayo, Uruguay |
| Website | Diocese of San José de Mayo |
The Diocese of San José de Mayo ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Uraquaria , Spanish Diócesis de San José de Mayo ) is a Roman Catholic suffragan diocese in Uruguay with its seat in San José de Mayo . It extends over the departments of San José and Flores .
history
The diocese was founded on November 15, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. from the diocese of Montevideo and Salto . On December 17, 1960 and November 25, 1961, parts of the diocese of San José de Mayo were made available to establish the dioceses of Mercedes and Canelones . Around 88,000 Roman Catholic Christians are at home in thirteen parishes in the diocese . They are looked after by thirteen diocesan priests and six priests . Two permanent deacons , ten friars and eighteen nuns are involved in the care of the Roman Catholic Christians . The diocese is under canonical law of the Archdiocese of Montevideo .
Bishops
- Luis Baccino (December 20, 1955 - July 5, 1975)
- Herbé Seijas (October 15, 1975 - May 3, 1983)
- Pablo Galimberti (December 12, 1983 - May 16, 2006, then Bishop of Salto )
- Arturo Fajardo (June 27, 2007 - June 15, 2020, then Bishop of Salto)
- Sedis vacancy (since June 15, 2020)
