Diocese of Tacuarembó

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The Diocese of Tacuarembo covers the Tacuarembo and Rivera departments of northern Uruguay and was erected in 1960. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo and is led by Bishop Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, appointed in 2018. No standalone official diocesan website was found; the see is presented via the Conferencia Episcopal del Uruguay.

Bishop
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano
Latin name
Tacuarembian(us)
Erected
22 October 1960
Cathedral
Catedral de San Fructuoso
Patron
Saint Fructuosus (San Fructuoso)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Montevideo (Archdiocese of Montevideo)
Catholics
98,500
Chancery
Obispado, Calle Joaquín Suárez, 235, 45000 Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Telephone
Tel. [0463]23.529; fax 28.038
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001003148 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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