Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguaiana

The diocese Uruguaiana (Latin: Dioecesis Uruguaianensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in the Brazilian Uruguaiana in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The diocese was founded on August 15, 1910 by Pope Pius X from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre out. 1960 establishing areas of the diocese Bagé and 1961 establishing the bishopric of Santo Ângelo was ceded.

It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria.

Bishops

• Hermeto José Pinheiro, 1911-1941
• Newton José de Almeida Baptista, 1944-1954, later Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
• Luiz Felipe de Nadal, 1965-1963
• Augusto Petró, 1964-1995
• Ercílio Pedro Simon, 1995-1998, later coadjutor in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
• Ângelo Domingos Salvador OFM Cap, 1999-2007
• Alberto Aloisio Dilli, OFM, since 2007