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Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo


Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione

Cathedral in Fuerte Olimpo
Location
CountryParaguay
Statistics
Area96,300 km2 (37,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
27,000
24,500 (90.7%)
Parishes10
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 March 1948 (76 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Vicar ApostolicGabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB
Map

The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte OlimpoinParaguay.

History[edit]

On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.[1][2]

Ordinaries[edit]

  1. Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969)
  2. Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986)
  3. Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003), appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
  4. Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
  5. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – )

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  • ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-17.


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