Diocese of Tacuarembó, Uruguay 🇺🇾

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tacuarembó / Tacuarembian(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Montevideo

Neighbouring Dioceses: Salto (←), Uruguaiana (↖), Bagé (→), Melo (↘), Florida (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1960.10.22: Established as Diocese of Tacuarembó / Tacuarembian(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Florida and became suffragan of Montevideo)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.06.19 – ...):

Bishop Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tacuarembó (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano (72)
(2018.06.19 – ...)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay)

Para que jesucristo sea el primero en todo

Born:	1953.10.21 (Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:	1986.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.08.12

Priest of Mercedes (Uruguay) (1986.09.21 – 2018.06.19)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (2018.06.19 – ...)

Bishop Julio César Bonino Bonino
(1989.12.20 – 2017.08.08)

El verbo se hizo carne

Born:	1947.02.02 (Santa Lucía, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:	1974.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.03.18
Died:	2017.08.08 (Tacuarembó, Uruguay † 70)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (1989.12.20 – 2017.08.08)

Bishop Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J.
(1983.01.28 – 1989.03.08)

Dar y comunicar

Born:	1930.07.10 (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:	1964.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.04.10
Died:	2008.09.07 († 78)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (1983.01.28 – 1989.03.08)

Bishop of Salto (Uruguay) (1989.03.08 – 2006.05.16)

Bishop Miguel Balaguer
(1966.02.26 – 1983)

Born:	1906.09.30 (Rocha, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:	1930.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.01.06
Died:	1985.10.15 (Montevideo, Uruguay † 79)

Titular Bishop of Castellum minus (1962.11.20 – 1966.02.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) (1962.11.20 – 1966.02.26)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (1966.02.26 – 1983)

Bishop Carlos Parteli Keller (later Archbishop)
(1960.11.03 – 1966.02.26)

Fructus in sanctificationem

Born:	1910.03.08 (Rivera, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:	1933.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.12.27
Died:	1999.05.26 (Montevideo, Uruguay † 89)

Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay) (1960.11.03 – 1966.02.26)

Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania (1966.02.26 – 1976.11.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) (1966.02.26 – 1976.11.17)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Montevideo (Uruguay) (1966.02.26 – 1976.11.17)

President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (1968 – 1972)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) (1976.11.17 – 1985.06.05)

President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (1982 – 1985)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Fructuoso, Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (16)

Salto (←), Uruguaiana (↖), Bagé (→), Melo (↘), Florida (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 24,804 km²

Population: 98,520 Catholics (50.3% of 196,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes

Personnel: 20 priests (9 diocesan, 11 religious), 4 deacons, 43 religious (14 brothers, 29 sisters), 2 seminarians