Territorial_Prelature_of_Caacupé

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé

Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé (Latin: Dioecesis Caacupensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Asunción, which covers all and only Paraguay.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine: Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, dedicated to Our Lady of Miracles, in the city of Caacupé, in Cordillera Department.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 262,724 Catholics (93.0% of 282,481 total) on 4,984 km2 in 20 parishes and 2 missions with 29 priests (24 diocesan, 5 religious), 2 deacons, 44 lay religious (7 brothers, 37 sisters), 6 seminarians.

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)

Ordinaries

Territorial Prelate of Caacupé
Suffragan Bishops of Caacupé
  • Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, (S.D.B.) (see above March 29, 1967 – June 16, 1970), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1970.06.16 – retired 1989.05.20), President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (1985 – 1989), died 2010
  • Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino (June 12, 1971 – retired November 1, 1994), died 2003
  • Apostolic Administrator Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, Redemptorists (C.SS.R.) (1994.11 – 1995.06.03), Titular Bishop of Ofena (1992.05.05 – 1998.03.07), while Military Ordinary of Paraguay (1992.05.05 – 2002.06.15), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (2002.06.15 – retired 2014.11.06), President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2008.04 – 2011)
  • Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina (June 3, 1995.06.03 – 29 June 2017), also President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2002 – 2005 & 2011.11 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Horæa (1991.11.08 – 1995.06.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay) (1991.11.08 – 1995.06.03)
  • Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (29 June 2017 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ (1993.11.27 – 2003.05.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay) (1993.11.27 – 2003.05.24), Military Ordinary of Paraguay (2003.05.24 – 2010.06.25), Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay) (2010.06.25 – 2017.06.29), Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) (2014.09.25 – 2014.11.15), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2015.11.03 – ...).

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez, appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay in 1994
  • Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada, appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay in 2013

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