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Diocese of Melo

The Diocese of Melo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese Catholic church in Uruguay.

History
The diocese was erected in 1955, split off from the former diocese of Florida-Melo, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Melo. The current bishop is Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza, who was appointed in 2021. ==Ordinaries==
Ordinaries
• José Maria Cavallero † (20 Dec 1955–9 July 1960 Appointed, Bishop of Minas) • Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. † (9 Jul 1960–2 January 1962 Appointed, Bishop of Canelones) • Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González † (2 Jan 1962 – 23 Apr 1996 Retired) • Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. (June 13, 1996–December 4, 1998, Appointed, Archbishop of Montevideo) • Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (21 Dec 1999–13 – 13 Jun 2009) • Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (13 Jun 2009–19 March 2021 Appointed, Bishop of Canelones) • Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza (15 Sep 2021 – present) ==See also==
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