Roman Catholic Diocese of Minas

The Diocese of Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Fodinensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Uruguay.

History

The present Diocese of Minas emerged from the territory of the Diocese of Melo. The diocese founding took place on 25 June 1960. On January 10, 1966 showed the present diocese Maldonado -Punta del Este from part of the territory of the diocese of Minas. According to statistical data live in the diocese of Minas about 50,000 Roman Catholics. They are supervised pastoral in ten parishes of thirteen diocesan priests, a priest and a deacon in the permanent diaconate. With the support of the Roman Catholic Christians in the diocese of Minas also help 22 sisters and five friars. As a suffragan of the Diocese of Minas below is canonically the Archdiocese of Montevideo. The reigning since 2004 Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira has asked the Holy See end of June 2009 to his resignation after reports had surfaced in the media, after which the bishop in some priests of the diocese of " homosexual activity " was accused. Pope Benedict XVI. has accepted the resignation on 1 July 2009.