Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Uruguay

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

0100~
Italica - Spain
0200-0300
Sevilla (separated from Italica?) - Spain
0300-0400
Sevilla (Metr.) - Spain
1536
Cuzco (established from Spain/Sevilla?) - Peru
1547
Rio de la Plata / Asunción en Paraguay (detached from Cuzco) - (Rio de la Plata) Paraguay
1620
Buenos Aires (detached from Asunción en Paraguay) - (Rio de la Plata) Argentina
1828
Uruguay (AV, detached from Buenos Aires) - Uruguay
1878
Montevideo (D, and new name, previously Uruguay) - Uruguay
1897
Montevideo (Metr.) - Uruguay
1897
Melo (detached from Montevideo) - Uruguay
1897
Salto (detached from Montevideo) - Uruguay
1931
Florida-Melo (new name, previously Melo) - Uruguay
1955
Florida (new name, previously Florida-Melo) - Uruguay
1955
Melo (detached from Florida-Melo, and from Montevideo) - Uruguay
1955
San José de Mayo (detached from Montevideo, and from Salta) - Uruguay
1960
Mercedes (detached from Salta, and from San José de Mayo) - Uruguay
1960
Minas (detached from Melo) - Uruguay
1960
Tacuarembó (detached from Florida) - Uruguay
1961
Canelones (detached from San Jose de Mayo) - Uruguay
1966
Maldonado-Punta del Este (detached from Minas) - Uruguay
2020
Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas  (united, previously Minas, and Maldonado-Punta del Este) - Uruguay
av Webmaster publisert 08.09.2004, sist endret 05.03.2020 - 10:56