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Diocese of Melo

Dioecesis Melensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 15 November 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montevideo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Square Kilometers: 23,177 (8,952 Square Miles)
  • Blog: https://dar-y-comunicar.blogspot.com/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Avda. Brasil 829, 37000 Melo, Dpto. de Cerro Largo, Uruguay
  • Telephone: (0464)22.386
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 November 1955SplitDiocese of Florida-Melo (Treinta y Tres, and Cerro Largo)
Archdiocese of Montevideo (Lavalleja, Rocha, and Maldonado)
Diocese of Melo
25 June 1960Territory LostDiocese of Melo (Lavalleja, Rocha, and Maldonato) Diocese of Minas (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196695,000120,00079.2%1514293,275146410ap1967
197090,000120,00075.0%1215273,333166210ap1971
197690,000125,00072.0%718253,600195114ap1977
198091,400127,10071.9%1012224,1541125816ap1981
199097,000138,00070.3%149234,2171157916ap1991
1999126,000175,50071.8%175225,727154016ap2000
2000127,000177,00071.8%155206,3501334016ap2001
200199,000145,00068.3%148224,500183416ap2002
200295,000133,00071.4%138214,523183816ap2003
200395,000133,00071.4%138214,523183816ap2004
2004110,000150,00073.3%118195,789183916ap2005
2013126,000158,30079.6%203235,47833816ap2014
2016102,366132,83277.1%141156,824313616ap2017
2019104,000139,50074.6%122147,428523616ap2020
2021102,124139,00073.5%131147,294413115ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 194, to Page 197

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