Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo is a diocese
located in the city of Coronel Oviedo
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 Coronel Oviedo
Coronel Oviedo
Coronel Oviedo is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción.The city has a population of about 52,400 and is the hometown of president Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between...
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 September 10, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established from the Diocese of ConcepciónRoman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en ParaguayThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.-History:...
- On March 6, 1976, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
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 Coronel Oviedo (Roman rite)- Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (December 18, 2001 – present)
- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (March 26, 1998 – February 3, 2001)
- Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. (March 15, 1976 – March 26, 1998)
- Prelates of Coronel Oviedo (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (September 10, 1961 – March 6, 1976)