Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas

Historical Details

• Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este
  • Latin Name: Maldonadensis-Orientalis Orae
  • Erected: 10 January 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montevideo
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Square Kilometers: 7,584 (2,929 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Corso † (26 Feb 1966 Appointed - 25 Mar 1985 Died)
• Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (9 Nov 1985 Appointed - 15 Jun 2018 Retired)
• Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (15 Jun 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este
1966		150,000	.0%	10	6	16	0				12	ap1967
1970		100,000	.0%	8	7	15	0		11	70	11	ap1971
1976	99,110	110,000	90.1%	6	10	16	6,194		16	60	11	ap1977
1980	107,800	113,900	94.6%	8	10	18	5,988		14	55	11	ap1981
1990	158,000	179,000	88.3%	9	10	19	8,315	1	13	40	14	ap1991
1999	153,000	168,000	91.1%	12	7	19	8,052	3	8	26	15	ap2000
2000	155,000	175,000	88.6%	12	5	17	9,117	3	6	33	15	ap2001
2001	175,000	185,000	94.6%	11	4	15	11,666	3	5	33	15	ap2002
2002	177,000	190,000	93.2%	11	5	16	11,062	3	8	29	15	ap2003
2003	165,000	185,000	89.2%	10	5	15	11,000	3	8	30	15	ap2004
2004	160,000	180,000	88.9%	9	5	14	11,428	12	10	25	15	ap2005
2013	154,500	191,000	80.9%	10	9	19	8,131	11	13	25	15	ap2014
2016	155,000	243,022	63.8%	8	11	19	8,157	11	15	26	15	ap2017
2019	160,760	251,995	63.8%	8	9	17	9,456	13	12	12	15	ap2020
Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas
2021	166,533	297,381	56.0%	17	9	26	6,405	11	11	13	25	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín
• Luis Eduardo González Cedrés (Priest: 18 Apr 2009 to 11 May 2018)
• Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (Bishop: 15 Jun 2018 - )
• Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (Bishop: 9 Nov 1985 to 15 Jun 2018)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Corso † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1966 to 25 Mar 1985)

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