Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida

Diocese of Florida

Dioecesis Floridensis

Diócesis de Florida
Cathedral Basilica
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three
Location
Country Uruguay
Ecclesiastical provinceMontevideo
Statistics
Area22,600 km2 (8,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
123,800
91,000 (73.5%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 April 1897 (127 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Santuario de la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartín Pablo Pérez Scremini
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The Diocese of Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Floridensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Uruguay. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Uruguay) of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo.

Its cathedra is a minor basilica, the Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Luján, dedicated to Our Lady of Luján.

The current bishop, Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini, was appointed in March 2008.