Diocese of Carapeguá
Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá (Latin: Dioecesis Carapeguana) is a diocese located in the city of Carapeguá in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.[1]
Country
Paraguay
ParaguayMetropolitanAsunción
Area8,705 km2 (3,361 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 226,514
- 206,000 (90.9%)
Diocese of Carapeguá Dioecesis Carapeguana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,705 km2 (3,361 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Celestino Ocampo |
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History
- On March 29, 1967, the Diocese of Carapeguá was established from the Diocese of Villarrica
Bishops
| No. | Name | Episcopacy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Acha (1930–1982) |
5 June 1978 – 24 June 1982 |
| 2 | Celso Yegros (1935–2013) |
5 June 1983 – 9 July 2010 |
| 3 | Joaquín Robledo[a] (b. 1950) |
9 July 2010 – 4 July 2015 |
| 4 | Celestino Ocampo (b. 1961) |
16 June 2018 – Incumbent |
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