Diocese of Uruguaiana
Uruguaianen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Uruguaiana, Brazil
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 August 1910
- Latin
- Uruguaianen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Anne
- Annuario code
- 001000055
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 348,000
- Population
- 467,000
- Catholic share
- 74.5%
- Priests
- 26
- Catholics per priest
- 13,385
- Extent
- 38,795 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.0
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Clésio Facco
- Born
- 1 April 1971
- Birthplace
- Nova Palma
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
The province of Santa Maria
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Santa Maria.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cachoeira do SulCachoeira do Sul
- Diocese of Cruz AltaCruz Alta
- Diocese of Santa Cruz do SulSanta Cruz do Sul
- Archdiocese of Santa MariaSanta Maria
- Diocese of Santo ÂngeloSanto Ângelo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].