The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canindeyú is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the city of Katueté, in the Ecclesiastical Province of Asunción in Paraguay.
Diocese of Canindeyú | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,667 km2 (5,663 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2024) 239,386 211,138 (88.1%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 10, 2024 |
| Cathedral | Iglesia Catedral Sagrado Corazón De Jesús |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Carlos Zacarías López |
| Map | |
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History
editThe diocese was created by Pope Francis on February 10, 2024, from territory of the Diocese of Ciudad del Este. The new diocese covers the entire civil Canindeyú Department.[1] In the same decree which erected the diocese, the Pope named Roberto Carlos Zacarías López as the diocese's first bishop.[2][3] Zacarías López will be consecrated bishop by Cardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores of Asunción, Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera of Ciudad del Este, and Bishop Wilhelm Steckling auxiliary for Ciudad del Este.[3]
References
edit- ^ "El Papa erige la Diócesis de Canindeyú en Paraguay - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b "Diócesis de Canindeyú: tierra de grandes contrastes entre la miseria y la alta productividad - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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