Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Tacuarembó
Latin:	Dioecesis Tacuarembiana
Local:	Diócesis de Tacuarembó
Country:	Uruguay
Province:	Montevideo
Area Km2:	24,808
Population:	196,000
Population As Of:	2010
Catholics:	98,500
Catholics Percent:	50.3
Parishes:	16
Denomination:	Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	22 October 1960 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral de San Fructuoso
Bishop:	Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano
Map:	Uruguay - Diocesi di Tacuarembo.png

The Diocese of Tacuarembó (Latin: Dioecesis Tacuarembiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Uruguay) of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo.

History

The diocese was created in 1960, from the Diocese of Florida and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. It covers the Departments of Tacuarembó and Rivera.^[1] ^[2] Its see is at the Cathedral of Tacuarembó.

Carlos Parteli Keller † (3 Nov 1960 Appointed – 26 February 1966 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo)
Miguel Balaguer † (26 Feb 1966 Appointed – 28 January 1983 Resigned)
Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (28 Jan 1983 Appointed – 8 March 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Salto)
Julio César Bonino † (20 Dec 1989 Appointed – 8 August 2017 Died in office)
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, (from 19 June 2018)