Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este

The Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas () is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic church in Uruguay. It was the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este until, on March 2, 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with it.

History

The diocese was erected in 1966, from the Diocese of Minas and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. This diocese covers almost all the Department of Maldonado and the southern half of the Department of Rocha. Its see is at the Cathedral of Maldonado.

A previous bishop was Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer, who was appointed in 1985.

Bishops

See Diocese of Minas, which has since united with this diocese, for bishops affiliated with it.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Maldonado-Punta del Este

• Antonio Corso † (26 Feb 1966 – 25 Mar 1985 Died)
• Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (9 Nov 1985 – 15 Jun 2018)
• Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (15 Jun 2018 - 2 Mar 2020); see below

Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas

• Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (2 Mar 2020–present); see above

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Luis Eduardo González Cedrés, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo in 2018

See also

• List of churches in the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este
• List of Catholic dioceses in Uruguay

References