Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo
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CountryParaguay
Area96,300 km2 (37,200 sq mi)
Population
-Total
-Catholics(as of 2010)
27,000
24,500 (90.7%)
-Total
-Catholics(as of 2010)
27,000
24,500 (90.7%)
Parishes10
Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral in Fuerte Olimpo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 96,300 km2 (37,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 27,000 24,500 (90.7%) |
| Parishes | 10 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 March 1948 (77 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic | Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB |
| Map | |
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.
On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.[1][2]
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