Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida

The Diocese of Florida (Latin: Dioecesis floridensis ) is a Roman Catholic suffragan in Uruguay, based in Florida. The diocesan bishop is Pablo Martín Pérez Scremini.

History

The Diocese of Florida was built in 1955. The diocese 's history dates back to the Archdiocese of Montevideo, from which it emerged territorial. First, it was built historically on 14 April 1879 the naming diocese Melo. After re-established on 11 August 1931, the suffix diocese Florida Melo. That was the end diocese Florida Melo was then divided on 15 November 1955 at the same time erected the Diocese of Melo. From the territorial diocese territory of Florida was on October 22, 1960 turn out the diocese Tacuarembó. The present diocese under canon law is the Archdiocese of Montevideo. In the sixteen parishes of the diocese, which is about 91,000 Roman Catholic Christians of thirteen diocesan priests and sixteen priests are looked after. The pastoral ministry also guarantee a deacon, 62 nuns and 27 monks.