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Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

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Country
  
Paraguay

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
12,327 km²

Metropolitan
  
Asunción

Pope
  
Francis

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 450,000 412,000 (92.2%)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción

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.

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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

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo Wikipedia
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