Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval

Diocese of Benjamín Aceval Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 83,100 77,950 (93.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia
Bishops emeritus	Cándido Cárdenas Villalba
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval (Latin: Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benjamín Aceval in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

• On June 28, 1980 the Diocese of Benjamín Aceval was established from the Diocese of Concepción and Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Benjamín Aceval (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia (June 16, 2018 – present)
  • Bishop Cándido Cárdenas Villalba (July 6, 1998 – June 16, 2018)
  • Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (June 28, 1980 – July 6, 1998), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy