Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes

Diocese of Mercedes

Dioecesis Mercedaniana

Diócesis de Mercedes
Location
CountryUruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 210,000
  • 170,000 (81%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 December 1960 (64 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCarlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.
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The Diocese of Mercedes (Latin: Dioecesis Mercedaniana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Uruguay.

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