Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay

For other uses, see Concepción#Geography.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	30,984 km2 (11,963 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 367,000 362,000 (98.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada
Map

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

• Bishops 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), appointed Bishop of Coronel Oviedo
  • Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. (July 12, 2003 – July 11, 2013)
  • Bishop Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (July 11, 2013 – present)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Julio Benigno Laschi González (1955-1965), appointed auxiliary bishop of Asunción

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy