Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. 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.
The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin † (31 Dec 1960 Appointed - 23 May 1974 Died)
- Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † (22 May 1975 Appointed - 14 Feb 1995 Resigned)
- Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (14 Feb 1995 Appointed - )
