Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto

Diocese of Salto
Dioecesis Saltensis in Uruguay
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
Country Uruguay
Ecclesiastical province Montevideo
Statistics
Area 49,295 km2 (19,033 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
379,595
288,000 (75.9%)
Parishes 16
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 14 April 1897 (121 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pablo Galimberti
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.

History

The diocese was erected in 1897, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers four departments: Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, and Río Negro.[1][2] Its see is at the Cathedral of Salto.

The current bishop is Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri, who was appointed in 2006.

Ordinaries

  • Tomás Gregorio Camacho † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed – 20 May 1940 Died)
  • Alfredo Viola † (20 May 1940 Succeeded – 1 Jan 1968 Resigned)
  • Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies † (1 Jan 1968 Succeeded – 8 Mar 1989 Retired)
  • Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (8 Mar 1989 Appointed – 16 May 2006 Retired)
  • Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (16 May 2006 Appointed – )
Auxiliary and co-adjutor bishops
  • Alfredo Viola (co-adjutor, 25 July 1936 – 20 May 1940)
  • José María Cavallero (auxiliary, 16 July 1952 – 20 December 1955)
  • Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies (co-adjutor, 3 February 1959 – 1 January 1968)
  • Carlos Alberto Nicolini (auxiliary, since 28 October 1977; co-adjutor, 29 December 1984 – 19 June 1988)
  • Heriberto Bodeant (auxiliary, 28 June 2003 – 13 June 2009)

See also

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Salto". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Salto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.


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