Roman Catholic Diocese of Canelones

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canelones (Latin: Dioecesis Canalopolitana) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay. The diocese was erected in 1961, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is the Cathedral of Canelones.

Diocese of Canelones

Dioecesis Canalopolitana
Location
Country Uruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area4,532 km2 (1,750 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
450,000
337,000 (74.9%)
Parishes33
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 November 1961 (59 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero
Auxiliary BishopsLeopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone
Bishops emeritusOrlando Romero Cabrera
Map
Website
www.diocesisdecanelones.com

The current and third bishop of Canelones is Bishop Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero, 66, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, on February 23, 2010, and ordained bishop on March 20, 2010, with then archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay, Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B., being the principal consecrator. Bishop Sanguinetti has been assisted since 2002 by the auxiliary bishop of Canelones, Auxiliary Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone, 65, Titular Bishop of Benepota. The bishop emeritus is Orlando Romero Cabrera, who served from 1994 until 2010; the first bishop, Bishop Emeritus Nuti, died on November 2, 1999, having served from 1962 to 1994.[1]

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Bishop Sanguinetti was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[2]

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. † (2 Jan 1962 – 25 Oct 1994 Retired)
  • Orlando Romero Cabrera (25 Oct 1994 – 23 Feb 2010 Retired)
  • Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero (23 Feb 2010 – )

Auxiliary bishop
  • Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone (2002-)

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Canelones". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. http://www.microsofttranslator.com


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