Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
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Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
Dioecesis Oviedopolitanus
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Location | |
Country | Paraguay |
Metropolitan | Asunción |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 450,000 412,000 (92.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo (Latin: Dioecesis Oviedopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.
History
- On September 10, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established from the Diocese of Concepción
- On March 6, 1976, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
Leadership
- Bishops of Coronel Oviedo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (December 18, 2001 – present)
- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (March 26, 1998 – February 3, 2001)
- Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. (March 15, 1976 – March 26, 1998)
- Prelates of Coronel Oviedo (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (September 10, 1961 – March 6, 1976)
References
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