Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay
Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay | |
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Location | |
Country | Paraguay |
Metropolitan | Asunción |
Statistics | |
Area | 30,984 km2 (11,963 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 367,000 362,000 (98.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.
History[]
- On May 1, 1929, the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco was established from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paraguay and
- On July 7, 1949, the diocese was renamed as the Diocese of Concepción
Bishops[]
Roman rite
- Bishops of Concepción en Paraguay
- Bishop , S.D.B. (April 30, 1931 – May 14, 1963)
- Bishop (December 4, 1965 – April 30, 1993)
- Bishop (March 5, 1994 – December 18, 2001), appointed Bishop of Coronel Oviedo
- Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. (July 12, 2003 – July 11, 2013)
- Bishop Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (July 11, 2013 – present)
Auxiliary Bishop[]
- (1955-1965), appointed auxiliary bishop of Asunción
References[]
Coordinates: 23°24′33″S 57°26′55″W / 23.4092°S 57.4487°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay
- Christian organizations established in 1929
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Asunción
- Concepción Department, Paraguay
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Paraguay stubs