Diocese of Salto Dioecesis Saltensis in Uruguay Diócesis de Salto | |
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 Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | |
| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 49,295 km2 (19,033 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 379,595 288,000 (75.9%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 April 1897 (127 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Juan Bautista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Arturo Fajardo |
| Bishops emeritus | Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri |
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The Diocese of Salto is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. The diocese was erected in 1897. The Diocese of Salto covers four departments: Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, and Río Negro.[1][2] Its see is at the Cathedral of Salto.
The Diocese of Salto is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo. The current bishop is Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante, who was appointed on 15 June 2020, transferring him from the Diocese of San José de Mayo.
- ^ "Diocese of Salto". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ "Diocese of Salto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-18.