Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Florida / Floriden(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Montevideo
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, St. Raphael
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Bishops of Florida (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Florida (Uruguay)
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Bishop Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero
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Bishop Humberto Tonna Zanotta
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Bishop Miguel Paternain, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop)
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Bishops of Florida–Melo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Miguel Paternain, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop) (see above) |
Area: 22,624 km²
Population: 123,000 Catholics (95.3% of 129,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes
Personnel: 17 priests (5 diocesan, 12 religious), 4 deacons, 62 religious (18 brothers, 44 sisters), 1 seminarian
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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