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Diocese of Uruguaiana
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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.
- Bishop
- Clésio Facco
- Latin name
- Uruguaianen(sis)
- Erected
- 15 August 1910
- Cathedral
- Catedral Senhora Sant'Ana
- Patron
- Saint Anne
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Santa Maria (Archdiocese of Santa Maria)
- Catholics
- 348,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Rua Santana 2612, 97501-504 Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [055]3412-1246; fax 3412-1486
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Corrientes AR 113 km
- Diocese of Santo Tomé AR 169 km
- Diocese of Salto UY 200 km
- Diocese of Concordia AR 203 km
- Diocese of Goya AR 222 km
- Diocese of Reconquista AR 256 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo · Uruguaiana <1 km
- São João Batista · Uruguaiana <1 km
- São Miguel Arcanjo · Uruguaiana <1 km
- São Patrício · Itaqui 87 km
- São João Batista · Quaraí 93 km
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus · Maçambara 120 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000055 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08