The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo ( la, Dioecesis Oviedopolitana) is a

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located in the city of

Coronel Oviedo Coronel Oviedo (), locally simply known as Oviedo, is a city in east-central Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción, and was founded in 1758. The city has a population of about 52,400 ( ...

in the

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Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

in Paraguay.

History

* On September 10, 1961, the

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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

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s of Coronel Oviedo (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez (December 18, 2001 – present) ** Bishop

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, 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,

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(September 10, 1961 – March 6, 1976), raised to Bishop rank in 1965; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay Christian organizations established in 1961 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Coronel Oviedo, Roman Catholic Diocese of Caaguazú Department 1961 establishments in Paraguay {{Paraguay-RC-diocese-stub