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Revision as of 18:33, 22 October 2012
Diocese of Minas Dioecesis Fodinensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,200 km2 (6,300 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 71,000 50,000 (70.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jaime Rafael Fuentes |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Minas is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
History
The diocese was erected in 1960, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers the Department of Lavalleja and the northern half of the Department of Rocha. Its see is at the Cathedral of Minas.
The current bishop is Jaime Rafael Fuentes, who was appointed in 2010.
Ordinaries
- José Maria Cavallero † (9 Jul 1960 Appointed - 29 May 1963 Died)
- Edmondo Quaglia Martínez † (29 May 1964 Appointed - 12 Jul 1976 Died)
- Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. † (3 Nov 1977 Appointed - 17 Mar 1985 Died)
- Victor Gil Lechoza † (9 Nov 1985 Appointed - 21 Jun 2001 Died)
- Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira (6 Mar 2004 Appointed - 1 Jul 2009 Resigned)
- Jaime Rafael Fuentes (16 Oct 2010 Appointed - present)
See also
External links
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