Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo
Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione
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Country | Paraguay |
Statistics | |
Area | 96,300 km2 (37,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 27,000 24,500 (90.7%) |
Parishes | 10 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 March 1948 (76 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB |
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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.
On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.[1][2]
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