The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canindeyú is a

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of the Roman Catholic Church based in the city of Katueté, in the

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Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

in Paraguay.

History

The diocese was created by

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on February 10, 2024, from territory of the Diocese of Ciudad del Este. The new diocese covers the entire civil Canindeyú Department. In the same decree which erected the diocese, the Pope named Roberto Carlos Zacarías López as the diocese's first bishop. Zacarías was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Adalberto Martínez of

, Bishop of Ciudad del Este, and Bishop auxiliary for Ciudad del Este.

Leadership

Reference

* Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay Canindeyú Department Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century Canindeyú, Roman Catholic Diocese of {{Paraguay-RC-diocese-stub