Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida
Diocese of Florida Dioecesis Floridensis Diócesis de Florida | |
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Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three | |
| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,600 km2 (8,700 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 April 1897 (128 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santuario de la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini |
| Map | |
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.