Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay

{{Other uses|Concepción (disambiguation)#Geography{{!}}Concepción#Geography}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Concepción en Paraguay

|latin = Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay

|country = {{flag|Paraguay}}

|metropolitan = Asunción

|rite = Latin Rite

|cathedral =

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 30,984

|population = 367,000

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 362,000

|catholics_percent= 98.6

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = sede vacante

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map=Diócesis de Concepción Paraguay.svg

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay}}) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Concepción, Paraguay 🇵🇾 |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/conc2.htm |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=GCatholic}}{{Cite web |title=Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dconp.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

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.

Leadership

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!No.

!Name

!Episcopacy

|Emilio Sosa Gaona{{Efn|Alongside Auxiliary Bishop Julio Laschi from 1955 to 1965.}}
{{Small|(1884–1970)}}

|{{dts|30 April 1931}}
–
{{dts|14 May 1963}}

|Aníbal Maricevich
{{Small|(1917–1996)}}

|{{dts|4 December 1965}}
–
{{dts|30 April 1993}}

|Juan Bautista Gavilán
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1951)}}

|{{dts|5 March 1994}}
–
{{dts|18 December 2001}}

|Zacarías Ortiz Rolón
{{Small|(1934–2020)}}

|{{dts|12 July 2003}}
–
{{dts|11 July 2013}}

|Miguel Ángel Cabello{{Cite web |title=Diócesis de Concepción y Amambay: elegirán a un administrador hasta designación de nuevo obispo - Nacionales - ABC Color |url=https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2025/02/02/diocesis-de-concepcion-y-amambay-elegiran-a-un-administrador-hasta-designacion-de-nuevo-obispo/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.abc.com.py |language=es}}
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1965)}}

|{{dts|11 July 2013}}
–
{{dts|5 December 2024}}

References

Notes

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay

Category:Christian organizations established in 1929

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Concepcion en Paraguay, Roman Catholic Diocese of

Category:Concepción Department, Paraguay