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Suffragan diocese Mercedes, Uruguay

Diocese of Mercedes

Mercedanian(us)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, in Mercedes, Uruguay.

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Established
1960
Catholics
182,140
Priests
14
Territory
15,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Luis Eduardo González

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The cathedral

Catedral Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes stands in Mercedes, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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