Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
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The 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.
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 Villarrica
Villarrica, Paraguay
Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....
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 May 1, 1929, the Diocese of Villarrica was established from the Diocese of Paraguay
- On January 13, 1990, the diocese was renamed as Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
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 Villarrica del Espíritu Santo(Roman rite)- Bishop Sebelio Peralta Alvarez (April 19, 1990 – Present)
- Bishops of Villarrica (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Felipe Santiago Benítez AvalosFelipe Santiago Benítez AvalosFelipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos was the Paraguayan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción from his appointment on May 20, 1989, until his retirement on June 12, 2002....
(later Archbishop) (December 4, 1965 – May 20, 1989) - Bishop Augustin Rodríguez (October 19, 1931 – December 7, 1965)
- Bishop Felipe Santiago Benítez Avalos