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Apostolic Vicariate Of Pilcomayo
The Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Pilcomayoënsis) is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Paraguay. It is exempt to the Holy See, specifically the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Catedral Santa María, in Mariscal Estigarribia an area around national capital Asunción, Boquerón department. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally cared for 41,400 Catholics (46.5% of 89,000 total) on 125,000 km² in 6 parishes and 3 missions with 11 priests (3 diocesan, 8 religious), 32 lay religious (12 brothers, 20 sisters) and 4 seminarians. History On 14 July 1950, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo, on Andean territory named after the Pilcomayo River, split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri. It lost territory on 1 May 1929 with the creation of the Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Camiri
The Vicariate Apostolic of Camiri ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. Its cathedra is found in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in the episcopal see of Camiri. History On 22 May 1919 Pope Benedict XV established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco from the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The name of the vicariate has subsequently been changed twice. Pope Pius XII changed the name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo in 1951 and John Paul II gave it its present name in 2003. Leadership * Ippolito Ulivelli, O.F.M. † (13 August 1919 – 27 October 1922) Died * César Angel Vigiani, O.F.M. † (21 January 1924 – 23 January 1950) Resigned * Cesar Francesco Benedetti, O.F.M. † (8 February 1951 – 18 December 1972) Resigned * Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. † (18 December 1972 – 31 October 1992) Died * Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † (17 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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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