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Suffragan diocese Uruguaiana, Brazil

Diocese of Uruguaiana

Uruguaianen(sis)

The Diocese of Uruguaiana is a Latin Church diocese in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, established in 1910 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Santa Maria. Its bishop since 2025 is Clésio Facco, the first Brazilian bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Senhora Sant'Ana, in Uruguaiana, Brazil.

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Established
1910
Catholics
348,000
Priests
26
Territory
38,795 km²

Parishes and churches

16 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Clésio Facco
Born
1 April 1971
Birthplace
Nova Palma
Institute
SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI)

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The cathedral

Catedral Senhora Sant'Ana stands in Uruguaiana, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the Diocese of Uruguaiana (Latin: Dioecesis Uruguaianensis) is a Latin Church territory suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Maria. Its episcopal seat is the Catedral Senhora Sant’Ana in Uruguaiana, dedicated to St. Anne.