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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Concepción En Paraguay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ( la, 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 * Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...s 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), app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Asunción
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción ( la, Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Assumptionis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was created 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 May 1, 1929, with the suffragan sees of Benjamín Aceval, Caacupé, Carapeguá, Ciudad del Este, Concepción, Coronel Oviedo, Encarnación, San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, San Lorenzo, San Pedro, and Villarrica del Espíritu Santo. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. As the only metropolitan in Paraguay, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. the Archbishop of Asunción was Eustaquio Cuquejo Verga, CSSR, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on June 15, 2002. On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI, appointed Bishop Edmundo Valenzue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |