Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá is a diocese
located in the city of Carapeguá
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Asunción
in Paraguay.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Carapeguá
Carapegua
Carapeguá is a city and distrito of the Paraguarí Department, Paraguay, located 84 km from Asunción.Settled by the Caañabé river and over the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", the Carapeguá district is located near the legendary Ypoá lake.Its also known as the "Caañabé's...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Asunción
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was erected it as the Diocese of Paraguay by Pope Paul III on July 1, 1547, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on...
in Paraguay.
History
- On March 29, 1967, the Diocese of Carapeguá was established from the Diocese of VillarricaRoman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu SantoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo is a diocese located in the city of Villarrica in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.-History:...
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Carapeguá (Roman rite)- Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (July 9, 2010 - Present)
- Bishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia (April 6, 1983 – July 9, 2010)
- Bishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte (June 5, 1978 – June 24, 1982)