Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo

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
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 March 1948 (70 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB
Metropolitan Archbishop Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.

History

On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  1. Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969)
  2. Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986)
  3. Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003)
  4. Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011)
  5. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – )

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-17.

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