Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

*Dioecesis Oviedopolitana*
Diocese of Coronel Oviedo; Dioecesis Oviedopolitana
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	12,327 km2 (4,759 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 450,000; 412,000 (92.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo (Latin: Dioecesis Oviedopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

On September 10, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established from the Diocese of Concepción
On March 6, 1976, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

Bishops of Coronel Oviedo (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (December 18, 2001 – present)
- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (March 26, 1998 – February 3, 2001), appointed Bishop of Ciudad del Este
- Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. (March 15, 1976 – March 26, 1998), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación
Prelate of Coronel Oviedo (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (September 10, 1961 – March 6, 1976), raised to Bishop rank in 1965; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

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