Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida
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Diocese of Florida Dioecesis Floridensis |
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Cathedral Basilica
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three |
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| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,600 km2 (8,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 123,800 91,000 (73.5%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 April 1897 (120 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santuario de la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini |
| Emeritus Bishops | Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Floridensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Uruguay) of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo of the Roman Catholic church in southern Uruguay.
Its cathedral episcopal see is a minor basilica, the Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Lujan, dedicated to Our Lady of Lujan, in Florida, Uruguay.
The current bishop, Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini, was appointed in March 2008.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 91,500 Catholics (74.7% of 122,500 total) on 22,600 km² in 17 parishes and 72 missions with 29 priests (9 diocesan, 20 religious), 5 deacons, 70 lay religious (22 brothers, 48 sisters) and 1 seminarian.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 34°06′02″S 56°12′51″W / 34.1005°S 56.2142°W
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