Apostolic Vicariate Of Chaco Paraguayo
The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay. History On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco. Ordinaries # Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969) # Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986) # Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003), appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay # Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción # Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – ) See also * Roman Catholicism in Paraguay The Catholic Church in Paraguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Concepción En Paraguay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ( la, Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay. 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 * Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...s 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), app ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Paraguay
The diocesan system of Catholic church government in Paraguay comprises only a Latin hierarchy, joint in the nation episcopal conference, no Eastern Catholic jurisdiction : * one ecclesiastical province, headed by a Metropolitan archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into eleven suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop. * two missionary, pre-diocesan (exempt) Apostolic Vicariates * the also exempt military Ordinariate. All defunct jurisdictions are direct precursors of current ones. There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Paraguay as papal diplomatic representation (embassy level). Current Latin Dioceses Ecclesiastical province of Asunción * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción ** Diocese of Benjamín Aceval ** Diocese of Caacupé ** Diocese of Carapeguá ** Diocese of Ciudad del Este ** Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ** Diocese of Coronel Oviedo ** Diocese of Encarnación ** Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones ** Diocese of San Lorenzo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholicism In Paraguay
The Catholic Church in Paraguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2018, there were around 5.7 million Catholics in Paraguay - approximately 88.3%https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067159/paraguay-religion-affiliation-share-type// Religion affiliation in Paraguay as of 2018. Based on Latinobarómetro.] Survey period: 15 June – 2 August 2018, 1,200 respondents. of the total population. The country is divided into twelve dioceses including one archdiocese. The evangelization of Paraguay began in 1542. The first diocese was erected in 1547, though not occupied until 1556. In 1609, the Jesuits came and devised the " reductions" system of evangelization, organizing Indians into communities where they learned agriculture, husbandry, and trades. The Spanish government was suspicious of these communities, fearing a threat to the colonial system, but they continued until 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled from Latin America ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmundo Valenzuela
Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid Salesians of Don Bosco, SDB (born 19 November 1944) is a Roman Catholic missionary currently serving in Paraguay as the sixth Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción, Archdiocese of Asunción. On February 13, 2006, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Apostolic vicariate, Apostolic Vicar to Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo, Chaco Paraguayo, an area with a population of 18,000 but only 5 ordained priests. As a result of this appointment, he was consecrated to the episcopate 22 April 2006. Prior to this appointment, Valenzuela served as a high-profile missionary in Angola. Valenzuela was ordained a priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1977. Upon the resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Asunción Pastor Cuquejo due to age, Valenzuela, as Coadjutor, became the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción on 6 November 2014, as the 44th bishop of Asunción a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zacarías Ortiz Rolón
Zacarías Ortiz Rolón (6 September 1934 – 6 January 2020) was a Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishop. Ortiz Rolón was born in Paraguay and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay, from 1988 to 2003 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ( la, Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay. History * On May 1, 1929, th ..., Paraguay, from 2003 to 2013. Notes 1934 births 2020 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Paraguay 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Paraguay Roman Catholic bishops of Concepción en Paraguay {{Paraguay-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alejo Del Carmen Obelar Colman
Alejandro de Vivar (1635–1660), better known as Mestizo Alejo, was a Chilean mestizo, who fought in the Arauco War. He was the son of the Mapuche cacique Curivilú and the Spanish Isabel de Vivar y Castro who was captured during a Mapuche raid. Isabel and Alejo were rescued five years later and rejoined the Spanish society. Alejo enlisted the Spanish army, but the system of castas prevented his promotion. As a result, he deserted from the Spanish army and joined the Mapuches, being appointed toqui. Instructed in Spanish military strategy, he posed a serious threat to his former masters, but he died in a crime of passion: after he had sex with a captured Spanish woman his two wives murdered him. Biography Alejandro Vivar, Isabel's father, was a Spanish soldier in the Captaincy General of Chile during the Arauco War against the Mapuches. He led an incursion into Mapuche territory and was ambushed by them. Isabel was captured and engaged to the cacique Curivilú.Inostroza Roj ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ángel Muzzolón
Angel is a given name meaning " angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''ἄγγελος (angelos)'' meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel. Ángel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations *Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) *Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) *French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his election to the papacy, he served as secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, papal nuncio to Germany, and Cardinal Secretary of State, in which capacity he worked to conclude treaties with European and Latin American nations, such as the ''Reichskonkordat'' with the German Reich. While the Vatican was officially neutral during World War II, the ''Reichskonkordat'' and his leadership of the Catholic Church during the war remain the subject of controversy—including allegations of public silence and inaction about the fate of the Jews. Pius employed diplomacy to aid the victims of the Nazis during the war and, through directing the church to provide discreet aid to Jews and others, saved hundreds of thousands ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |