Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado–Punta del Este
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Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae |
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Cathedral of St. Fernando
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| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 180,000 160,000 (88.9%) |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 January 1966 (51 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Fernando |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este (Latin: Dioecesis Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
The diocese was erected in 1966, from the Diocese of Minas and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers almost all the Department of Maldonado and the southern half of the Department of Rocha. Its see is at the Cathedral of Maldonado.
The current bishop is Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer, who was appointed in 1994.
Coordinates: 34°54′31″S 54°57′33″W / 34.9087°S 54.9592°W
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