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Diocese of Florida

Dioecesis Floridensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Melo
14 April 1897ErectedDiocese of Montevideo Diocese of Melo (erected)
Diocese of Florida-Melo
11 August 1931Name ChangedDiocese of Melo Diocese of Florida-Melo
15 November 1955SplitDiocese of Florida-Melo (Treinta y Tres, and Cerro Largo)
Archdiocese of Montevideo (Lavalleja, Rocha, and Maldonado)
Diocese of Melo
Diocese of Florida
15 November 1955SplitDiocese of Florida-Melo Diocese of Florida
22 October 1960Territory LostDiocese of Florida (Taquarembó and Rivera) Diocese of Tacuarembó (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Florida-Melo
1950500,000.0%22325403812828ap1951
Diocese of Florida
1966100,000119,29583.8%1713303,3332311315ap1967
1970100,000119,29583.8%1613293,448139316ap1971
1976100,000119,29583.8%1113244,166247316ap1977
1980101,600124,00081.9%1015254,064437516ap1981
199060,000100,00060.0%813212,8571214616ap1991
1999103,895122,22985.0%1118293,5821345716ap2000
200061,050122,22949.9%1018282,1801235716ap2001
200190,000122,60073.4%1119303,0001245216ap2002
200290,000122,22973.6%920293,1031255216ap2003
200390,000122,60073.4%1118293,1031235516ap2004
200490,000122,60073.4%1314273,3331216116ap2005
200691,000123,80073.5%1316293,1371276216ap2007
201393,100127,00073.3%918273,4486224617ap2014
2016120,000124,13696.7%814225,4545174916ap2017
2019121,350128,00094.8%715225,5154184419ap2020
2021122,165128,88594.8%612186,7864144217ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Florida-Melo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 137, and Page 138
  • Diocese of Florida
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 194, to Page 197

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