Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes
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The Diocese of Mercedes ( la, Dioecesis Mercedaniana) is a
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History

The diocese was erected in 1960, from parts of both the Diocese of Salto and the Diocese of San José de Mayo. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Mercedes. The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.


Bishops


Ordinaries

*Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin † (31 Dec 1960 Appointed – 23 May 1974 Died) *
Andrés María Rubio Garcia Andrés María Rubio García (June 1, 1924 – 19 April 2006) was an Uruguayan Catholic bishop. Life Andrés María Rubio García received on 11 September 1949 the ordination of Salesians of Don Bosco. He was from 18 May 1968 Auxiliary Bish ...
, S.D.B. † (22 May 1975 Appointed – 14 Feb 1995 Resigned) * Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (14 Feb 1995 Appointed – )


Auxiliary bishop

*
José Gottardi Cristelli José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. (21 September 1923, in Baselga di Pinè, Trentino – 7 March 2005, in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan cleric. He was ordained on 15 October 1950 as a Salesian of Don Bosco. On 1 March 1972 he was appointed titular ...
, S.D.B. † (1972–1975), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

*
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano is from June 19, 2018 the bishop of Tacuarembó. Biography Pedro Wolcan was born in Nueva Helvecia in 1953, and studied in the interdiocesan major seminary of Montevideo and was ordained priest on September 21, 1 ...
, appointed Bishop of Tacuarembó in 2018


See also

* List of churches in the Diocese of Mercedes *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uruguay The Diocese, diocesan system of Christian church government in Uruguay comprises one ecclesiastical province headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 8 dioceses and 1 archdioceses, archdiocese each headed by a bishop or an ...


References


External links


Diocese of Mercedes
- CEU Religion in Soriano Department Religion in Colonia Department Mercedes Mercedes Christian organizations established in 1960 1960 establishments in Uruguay Mercedes {{Uruguay-RC-diocese-stub