Diocese of Mercedes

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The Diocese of Mercedes covers the Soriano and Colonia departments of Uruguay and was erected on 17 December 1960. Its cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy and the see is led by Bishop Luis Eduardo Gonzalez Cedres.

Bishop
Luis Eduardo González
Latin name
Mercedanian(us)
Erected
17 December 1960
Cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes
Patron
Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Montevideo (Archdiocese of Montevideo)
Chancery
Obispado, Wilson Ferreira Aldunate 669, 75000 Mercedes, Uruguay
Telephone
Tel. e fax [0453]22.061
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002226 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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