Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo

Diocese of Melo Dioecesis Melensis
Location
Country	Uruguay
Ecclesiastical province	Montevideo
Statistics
Area	25,000 km² (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 150,000 110,000 (73.3%)
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 November 1955 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Pilar y San Rafael
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández
Emeritus Bishops	Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo (Latin: Dioecesis Melensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.

History

The diocese was erected in 1955, split off from the former diocese of Florida-Melo, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Melo.^[1]^[2]

The current bishop is Luis del Castillo Estrada, who was appointed in 1999.

José Maria Cavallero † (20 Dec 1955 - 9 Jul 1960 Appointed, Bishop of Minas)
Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. † (9 Jul 1960 - 2 Jan 1962 Appointed, Bishop of Canelones)
Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González (2 Jan 1962 - 23 Apr 1996 Retired)
Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. (13 Jun 1996 - 4 Dec 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Montevideo)
Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (21 Dec 1999 - 13 Jun 2009)
Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (13 Jun 2009 - present day)

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