Parishes 10 Rite Roman Rite Area 96,300 km² Metropolitan archbishop Edmundo Valenzuela Mellid | Denomination Catholic Church Pope Francis Country Paraguay | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
27,000
24,500 (90.7%) Established 11 March 1948 (68 years ago) | ||
The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.
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History
On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.
Ordinaries
- Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969)
- Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986)
- Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003)
- Edmundo Valenzuela Mellid, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011)
- Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – )
References
Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA