Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo

Diocese of Melo

*Dioecesis Melensis*

*Diócesis de Melo*
Diocese of Melo; Dioecesis Melensis; Diócesis de Melo
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
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 November 1955 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Pilar y San Rafael
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza
Bishops emeritus	Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.
Map
Website
	Blog "Dar y Comunicar"

The Diocese of Melo (Latin: Dioecesis Melensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese 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 Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza, who was appointed in 2021.

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 – 19 Mar 2021 Appointed, Bishop of Canelones)
Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza (15 Sep 2021 – present)

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