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Diocese of Tacuarembó Dioecesis Tacuarembianus |
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Cathedral in Tacuarembó
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| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montevideo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,808 km2 (9,578 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 196,000 98,500 (50.3%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 October 1960 (56 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Fructuoso |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó (Latin: Dioecesis Tacuarembianus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
The diocese was created in 1960, from the Diocese of Florida and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. It covers the Departments of Tacuarembó and Rivera. Its see is at the Cathedral of Tacuarembó.