Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

Diocese of Coronel Oviedo Dioecesis Oviedopolitana
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	12,327 km2 (4,759 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 450,000 412,000 (92.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo (Latin: Dioecesis Oviedopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

• On September 10, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established from the Diocese of Concepción
• On March 6, 1976, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Coronel Oviedo (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (December 18, 2001 – present)
  • Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (March 26, 1998 – February 3, 2001), appointed Bishop of Ciudad del Este
  • Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. (March 15, 1976 – March 26, 1998), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación
• Prelate of Coronel Oviedo (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (September 10, 1961 – March 6, 1976), raised to Bishop rank in 1965; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy