Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay

For other uses, see Concepción#Geography.

Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	30,984 km2 (11,963 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 367,000 362,000 (98.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

• On May 1, 1929, the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco was established from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paraguay and Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo
• On July 7, 1949, the diocese was renamed as the Diocese of Concepción

Bishops

Roman rite

• Bishops of Concepción en Paraguay
  • Bishop Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. (April 30, 1931 – May 14, 1963)
  • Bishop Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas (December 4, 1965 – April 30, 1993)
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (March 5, 1994 – December 18, 2001), appointed Bishop of Coronel Oviedo
  • Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. (July 12, 2003 – July 11, 2013)
  • Bishop Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (July 11, 2013 – present)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Julio Benigno Laschi González (1955-1965), appointed auxiliary bishop of Asunción

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy