Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto

{{short description|Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Uruguay}}

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Diocese

| name = Salto

|latin = Dioecesis Saltensis in Uruguay

| local = Diócesis de Salto

| image = Catedral de Salto, Uruguay.jpg

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| caption = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

| country = Uruguay

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| province = Montevideo

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| area_km2 = 49,295

| population = 379,595

|population_as_of = 2010

|catholics = 288,000

| catholics_percent = 75.9

| parishes = 16

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| denomination = Catholic Church

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = 14 April 1897 ({{age|1897|4|14}} years ago)

| cathedral = Catedral de San Juan Bautista

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| bishop = Arturo Fajardo

| bishop_title = Bishop

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| emeritus_bishops = Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri

| map = Uruguay - Diocesi di Salto.png

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The Diocese of Salto is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. The diocese was erected in 1897. The Diocese of Salto covers four departments: Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, and Río Negro.{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsalo.html|title=Diocese of Salto|publisher=Catholic Hierarchy|accessdate=2013-04-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/salt3.htm|title=Diocese of Salto|publisher=GCatholic.org|accessdate=2013-04-18}} Its see is at the Cathedral of Salto.

The Diocese of Salto is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Montevideo. The current bishop is Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante, who was appointed on 15 June 2020, transferring him from the Diocese of San José de Mayo.