Diocese of Tacuarembó
| Diocese of Tacuarembó | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Montevideo |
| Diocesan bishop | Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano |
| founding | October 22, 1960 |
| surface | 24,808 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 201,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 101,055 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 50.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,812 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 15 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Fructuoso |
| Website | http://tacuarembo.diocesis.ws |
The Diocese of Tacuarembó ( Latin Dioecesis Tacuarembiana , Spanish diócesis de Tacuarembó ) is in Uruguay situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Tacuarembó . It is under canonical and organizationally subordinate to the Archdiocese of Montevideo .
history
The diocese of Tacuarembó emerged from part of the diocese area of Florida and was established on October 22, 1960. Sixteen parishes belong to the diocese and are home to around 100,000 Roman Catholic Christians . Her pastoral care is provided by eleven diocesan priests and nine fathers . They are supported by eight deacons in the permanent diaconate , thirty-five nuns and twelve friars .
Bishops of Tacuarembó
- Carlos Parteli Keller (1960–1966), then Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo
- Miguel Balaguer (1966-1983)
- Daniel Gil Zorrilla SJ (1983–1989), then Bishop of Salto
- Julio César Bonino (1983-2017)
- Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano (since 2018)
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó - collection of images, videos and audio files
