Diocese of Tacuarembó Dioecesis Tacuarembianus |
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Cathedral in Tacuarembó
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Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,808 km2 (9,578 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 196,000 98,500 (50.3%) |
Parishes | 16 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 October 1960 (56 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Fructuoso |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó (Latin: Dioecesis Tacuarembianus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
The diocese was created in 1960, from the Diocese of Florida and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. It covers the Departments of Tacuarembó and Rivera. Its see is at the Cathedral of Tacuarembó.