Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación is a diocese
located in the city of Encarnación
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 Encarnación
Encarnación, Paraguay
Encarnación is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Itapúa, located at the south of the department, on the right-hand shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina...
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 January 21, 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná 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:...
and 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:... - On March 25, 1968, the territorial prelature was renamed as the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
- On April 19, 1990: Promoted as Diocese of Encarnación
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 Encarnación (Roman rite)- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (July 12, 2004 – present)
- Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (April 19, 1990 – July 5, 2003)
- Prelates of Encarnación (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (July 24, 1987 – April 19, 1990)
- Bishop Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. (May 11, 1968 – July 24, 1987)
- Bishop Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. (January 21, 1957 – March 1, 1972)