Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay
Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.[1][2]
Country
Paraguay
ParaguayMetropolitanAsunción
Area30,984 km2 (11,963 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2006)
- 367,000
- 362,000 (98.6%)
Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,984 km2 (11,963 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Cristino Ramos González |
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History
- On May 1, 1929, the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco was established from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paraguay and Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo.
- On July 7, 1949, the diocese was renamed as the Diocese of Concepción.
Leadership
| No. | Name | Episcopacy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Sosa Gaona[a] (1884–1970) |
30 April 1931 – 14 May 1963 |
| 2 | Aníbal Maricevich (1917–1996) |
4 December 1965 – 30 April 1993 |
| 3 | Juan Bautista Gavilán (b. 1951) |
5 March 1994 – 18 December 2001 |
| 4 | Zacarías Ortiz Rolón (1934–2020) |
12 July 2003 – 11 July 2013 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Cabello[3] (b. 1965) |
11 July 2013 – 5 December 2024 |
| 6 | Cristino Ramos González[4] (b. 1975 | 8 May 2026 – present |
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