Diocese of Salto

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Bishop(s) Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri, Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández, Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 14 April 1897 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montevideo Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Uruguay Square Kilometers: 50,245 (19,407 Square Miles) Web Site: http://habitantes.elsitio.com/decosalt/ Mailing Address: 25 de Agosto 71, 50000 Salto, Uruguay Telephone: (073)32.574 Fax: 28.056

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Tomás Gregorio Camacho † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed - 20 May 1940 Died)
• Alfredo Viola † (20 May 1940 Succeeded - 1 Jan 1968 Resigned)
• Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies † (1 Jan 1968 Succeeded - 8 Mar 1989 Retired)
• Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (8 Mar 1989 Appointed - 16 May 2006 Retired)
• Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (16 May 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 April 1897	Erected	Diocese of Montevideo	Diocese of Salto (erected)
15 November 1955	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montevideo Diocese of Salto	Diocese of San José de Mayo (erected)
17 December 1960	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salto Diocese of San José de Mayo	Diocese of Mercedes (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	450,000	500,000	90.0%	33	28	61	7,377		50	185	20	ap1951
1965	255,000	278,000	91.7%	32	28	60	4,250		16	143	15	ap1967
1970	253,000	280,000	90.4%	23	30	53	4,773		41	92	14	ap1971
1976	275,000	290,000	94.8%	17	16	33	8,333		21	92	15	ap1977
1980	293,000	319,000	91.8%	19	26	45	6,511		32	94	16	ap1981
1990	351,000	375,000	93.6%	30	21	51	6,882		25	77	16	ap1991
1999	292,000	320,000	91.3%	23	16	39	7,487		19	87	16	ap2000
2000	290,000	320,000	90.6%	20	17	37	7,837		20	87	15	ap2001
2001	290,000	320,000	90.6%	20	16	36	8,055		19	87	15	ap2002
2002	290,000	320,000	90.6%	21	16	37	7,837		17	90	16	ap2003
2003	290,000	320,000	90.6%	17	13	30	9,666		17	59	16	ap2004
2004	320,000	355,900	89.9%	16	15	31	10,322		19	72	16	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira (Priest: 17 Jun 1972 to 6 Mar 2004)
• Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (Priest: 27 Sep 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 2003)
• Tomás Gregorio Camacho † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1919 to 20 May 1940)
• José Maria Cavallero † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1952 to 20 Dec 1955)
• Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (Bishop: 16 May 2006)
• Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. (Bishop: 8 Mar 1989 to 16 May 2006)
• Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Feb 1959; Bishop: 1 Jan 1968 to 8 Mar 1989)
• Carlos Alberto Nicolini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 1977; Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Dec 1984 to 19 Jun 1988)
• Alfredo Viola † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Jul 1936; Bishop: 20 May 1940 to 1 Jan 1968)