Zacarías Ortiz Rolón (6 September 1934 – 6 January 2020) was a Paraguayan
Roman Catholic
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bishop.
Ortiz Rolón was born in
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as bishop of the
Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo
The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo () 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 Vica ...
, 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 () is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the ea ...
, Paraguay, from 2003 to 2013.
Diocese of Concepción de Paraguay
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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
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