The Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (, acronym CEU) is an
episcopal conference
An episcopal conference, often also called a bishops’ conference or conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The fir ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
of
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, that gathers the
bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of the country in order to discuss pastoral issues and in general all matters that have to do with the Church.
The Episcopal Conference is made up of 1 archbishop, 9 ordinary bishops, 2 auxiliary bishops and 6 bishops emeritus.
[ ] Its current authorities (since 2019) are:
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Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante, President
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Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal
Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (born 20 September 1947) is the current bishop of Mercedes.
Life
Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal was born in Rosario, Uruguay, on 20 September 1947, and
entered the religious order of the Salesians of ...
, Vice President
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Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio
Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (born 3 March 1964 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate.
He attended seminary at El Seminario Mayor de Montevideo, studying theology and philosophy. He was ordained as a priest in 1988 by Pope John ...
, Secretary
See also
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uruguay
The Diocese, diocesan system of Christian church government in Uruguay comprises one ecclesiastical province headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 8 dioceses and 1 archdioceses, archdiocese each headed by a bishop or an ...
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Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay
References
External links
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Episcopal Conference of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
Catholic Church in Uruguay
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