HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Paraguayan Episcopal Conference
OR:
Paraguayan Episcopal Conference on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...
: Conferencia Episcopal Paraguaya, CEP) is an agency of the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
which gathers the bishops of
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
.


History

Since 1929 some bishops of the country are beginning to exercise a collegial teaching by issuing joint pastoral letters and decrees, and agree to meet regularly since 1955. The following year he founded the Episcopal Conference in
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
, which then becomes Venerable Episcopado Paraguayo, and finally assumed its present name in 1960.


Members and bodies

They are part of the PEC archbishops and bishops (owners, retired, brothers) of the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
, including the ordinary soldier.


List of presidents

* 1958–1970: Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta * 1970–1973: Pastor Ramon Bogarín Argana * 1973–1985:
Felipe Santiago Benítez Avalos Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...
* 1985–1989:
Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero Ismael may refer to: People * Ismael Balkhi, a political activist from Afghanistan * Ismael Blanco (born 1983), an Argentine professional footballer * Ismael Prego "Wismichu", a Spanish youtuber * Ismael Villegas, a Puerto Rican Major League Bas ...
* 1989–1990:
Felipe Santiago Benítez Avalos Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...
* 1990–1994:
Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (22 February 1929 – 17 December 2018) was a Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Livieres Banks was born in Paraguay and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as titular bishop of ''U ...
* 1994–1999:
Oscar Páez Garcete Oscar Páez Garcete (1 September 1937 – March 29, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Páez Garcete was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro, Paraguay, in 1978. He was then named bishop o ...
* 1999–2002:
Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (22 February 1929 – 17 December 2018) was a Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Livieres Banks was born in Paraguay and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as titular bishop of ''U ...
* 2002–2005: Claudio Giménez Medina * 2005–2009:
Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name " Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of ...
* 2009–2011: Pastor Cuquejo * 2011–2015: Claudio Giménez Medina * 2015–2018:
Edmundo Valenzuela Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid SDB (born 19 November 1944) is a Roman Catholic missionary currently serving in Paraguay as the sixth Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Asunción. On February 13, 2006, he was appoint ...


External links

* http://www.episcopal.org.py/
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Catholic Church in Paraguay {{Paraguay-stub