Diocese of Florida

Dioecesis Floridensis

Diócesis de Florida
Cathedral Basilica
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three
Location
Country Uruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area22,600 km2 (8,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
123,800
91,000 (73.5%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 April 1897 (126 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Santuario de la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartín Pablo Pérez Scremini
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The Diocese of Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Floridensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Uruguay. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Uruguay) of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo.

Its cathedra is a minor basilica, the Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Luján, dedicated to Our Lady of Luján.

The current bishop, Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini, was appointed in March 2008.

History

[1][2]

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 91,500 Catholics (74.7% of 122,500 total) on 22,600 km² in 17 parishes and 72 missions with 29 priests (9 diocesan, 20 religious), 5 deacons, 70 lay religious (22 brothers, 48 sisters) and 1 seminarian.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishop of Florida–Melo
Suffragan Bishops of Florida
  • Miguel Paternain, Redemptorists (C.Ss.R.) (see above 15 November 1955 – retired 27 February 1960), emeritate first as Titular Bishop of Mades (1960.02.27 – 1960.09.21), then 'promoted' Titular Archbishop of Acrida (1960.09.21 – death 1970.10.19)
  • Humberto Tonna Zanotta (5 July 1960 – retired 16 June 1987), also President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (1975 – 1979); died 1994
  • Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero (15 June 1987 – retired 15 March 2008), also President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (1991 – 1994 & 1997 – 2000); previously Titular Bishop of Ulpiana (1982.10.13 – 1987.06.15) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montevideo (Uruguay) (1982.10.13 – 1987.06.15)
  • Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini (15 March 2008 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Vazari (2004.03.06 – 2008.03.15) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montevideo (Uruguay) (2004.03.06 – 2008.03.15).

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Florida". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. "Diocese of Florida". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

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