Catholic Church in Uruguay explained

The Catholic Church in Uruguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope.

Overview

In 2014, Catholics made up a minority of the population at 38%, second to the unaffiliated group, which came in at 41%.[1]

There are 9 dioceses and the archdiocese of Montevideo; the ordinaries gather in the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay. The current archbishop is Daniel Sturla, who was appointed on 11 February 2014.[2]

The patron saint of Uruguay is Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, venerated at the Cathedral Basilica of Florida.[3]

History

Evangelization of Uruguay followed Spanish settlement in 1624. Montevideo became a diocese in 1878, after being erected as a Vicarate in 1830. Missionaries followed the reduction pattern of gathering Indians into communities, training them in agriculture, husbandry, and other arts, while forming them in the Faith.

The constitution of 1830 made Catholicism the religion of the state and subsidized missions to Indians. In 1878, Montevideo was elevated to Diocese and, in 1897, to Archdiocese.

The constitution of 1917 enacted separation of Church and state.[4]

Two Eastern Catholic churches are also present in Uruguay, the Armenian Catholic Church[5] and the Maronite Church.[6]

Careers

Uruguay is a country where religious calling is low. Every year, some young people engage in religious careers. In 2013, there were 34 students at the Archdiocesan Seminary in Montevideo.[7]

Saints

So far, there is one Uruguayan saint and one blessed, but several beatification process are open:[8]

Institutes of Consecrated life

Several religious orders are present in Uruguay.[9] Some of them arrived in colonial times (although their presence was intermittent during the first centuries):

After Uruguay was established as an independent country, several other religious orders established their own missions in Uruguay:

Notable Uruguayan Catholic religious leaders

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
  2. Web site: Catholic Church in Uruguay. Catholic Hierarchy. 11 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sanctuary to the Virgin of the Thirty-Three. 16 July 2013. .
  4. https://countrystudies.us/uruguay/43.htm#:~:text=Under%20the%20influence%20of%20the,have%20religious%20holidays%20legally%20renamed. US Library of Congress
  5. https://www.byzcath.org/index.php/resources/directories/find-a-parish-mainmenu-112/13-uruguay Byzantine Catholic Church of America website
  6. Web site: Our Lady of Lebanon . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 30 March 2013 .
  7. Web site: Wedding with God . 4 August 2013 . . es.
  8. http://icm.org.uy/camino-de-santidad/ Servants of God in Uruguay
  9. Web site: Institutes of consecrated life in Montevideo . 30 March 2013 . es.
  10. http://www.monografias.com/trabajos6/frau/frau.shtml History of the Franciscans in Uruguay
  11. http://www.franciscanoscap.org.ar/sitio/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=57 Province of the Friars Minor Capuchin in the River Plate
  12. http://cidalc.op.org/cidalc/uruguay.pdf.pdf Dominicans in Uruguay
  13. http://www.seminario.edu.uy/nuevaweb/index.php/la-institucion/historia History of the Society of Jesus in Uruguay
  14. http://menoresconventuales.blogspot.com/ Río de la Plata Province of the Conventual Franciscans
  15. Web site: The Basque Fathers . 1 May 2013. es.
  16. http://www.colegiopio.edu.uy/institucional/historia.aspx Salesians in Uruguay
  17. Web site: Sisters of Adoration in Uruguay . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043300/http://www.colegioadora.com/perfil.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  18. http://www.inmaculadaconcepcion.edu.uy/html/hermanasdelacc.html Sisters of Christian Charity in Uruguay
  19. http://www.pallotti.edu.uy/libro.html Pallottine Fathers in Uruguay
  20. Web site: Brothers of the Holy Family in Montevideo . 13 May 2013 . 8 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130708101114/http://www.safa.edu.uy/historia.php . dead .
  21. http://www.mmilagrosa.org/?q=content/historia History of the Vicentians
  22. http://www.colegiosanjose.edu.uy/pg_historia.php Mother Rubatto in Uruguay
  23. http://www.claretianos.org.ar/identidad/docs/Vida_de_los_CMFF.pdf Claretians in Uruguay
  24. https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/oblates-st-francis-de-sales#:~:text=Because%20of%20political%20unrest%20and,to%20Rio%20Grande%20do%20Sul. Encyclopedia.com website
  25. http://www.ocduruguay.org/ Carmelites in Uruguay
  26. http://www.clarajackson.edu.uy/quienes/carisma.aspx Dominican Sisters in Uruguay
  27. http://www.donorione.org/dettaglioPaese.asp Don Orione in Uruguay
  28. https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20040516_orione_sp.html Don Orione in the world
  29. Web site: 27 April 2013 . Maronite Church in Uruguay . es.
  30. http://www.omiuy.com Oblates in Uruguay
  31. http://www.santarita.edu.uy/santa-rita/santa-rita-institucional-agustinos-en-uruguay Augustinians in Uruguay
  32. Web site: Marist Brothers in Uruguay . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235418/http://www.maristas.edu.uy/sitio/index.php?IDcolegios=3&mid=articulos&id=13&IDarticulos=21 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  33. https://archive.today/20130805022332/http://www.fms.it/000.php?p=19 Marist Brothers in the world
  34. http://www.sagradocorazon.edu.uy/colegio/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=23 Brothers of the Sacred Heart in Montevideo
  35. http://www.chasque.net/umbrales/presencia%20dehoniana%20en%20uru.htm Dehonians in Uruguay
  36. http://www.reachingu.org/paginas/santagema.html Passionists in Uruguay
  37. http://www.lamennais.edu.uy/El_Colegio/Menesianos_en_Uruguay./76/ De la Mennais Brothers in Uruguay
  38. http://www.jesusmaria.edu.uy/institucional/historia.htm Religious of Jesus and Mary in Uruguay
  39. http://stellamaris.edu.uy/ContentAction.do?action=loadContent&contId=1003 Christian Brothers in Montevideo
  40. http://www.opusdei.org.uy/art.php?p=24296 Opus Dei in Uruguay
  41. http://www.hospitalariasargentina.org/Objects/Pagina.asp?ID=4 Province of the Sisters Hospitaller
  42. http://www.daresrecibir.org.uy/organizaciones-beneficas?id=73 Scalabrinians in Montevideo
  43. http://www.lr21.com.uy/sociedad/47230-misioneras-de-la-orden-de-la-madre-teresa-atenderan-a-infectados-de-vih Missionaries of Charity in Uruguay
  44. http://www.misericordistas.edu.uy/hnos.php Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy in Uruguay
  45. Web site: Aemilius reencounters Pope Francis. 2013-03-18. El Observador. es. 2013-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529200631/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/246110/el-reencuentro-entre-aemilius-y-el-papa-jorge-soy-gonzalo-estoy-aca-/. 2013-05-29. dead.