Diocese of Melo Dioecesis Melensis |
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Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 150,000 110,000 (73.3%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 November 1955 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Pilar y San Rafael |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández |
Emeritus Bishops |
Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. |
Map | |
Website | |
Blog "Dar y Comunicar" |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo (Latin: Dioecesis Melensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
The diocese was erected in 1955, split off from the former diocese of Florida-Melo, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Melo.
The current bishop is Luis del Castillo Estrada, who was appointed in 1999.