Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval ( la, Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of Benjamín Aceval in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
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 o ...
in Paraguay.


History

* On June 28, 1980 the Diocese of Benjamín Aceval was established from the Diocese of Concepción and
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 Congregat ...


Leadership, in reverse chronological order

*
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 Benjamín Aceval (Roman rite) ** Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia (June 16, 2018 – present) ** Bishop Cándido Cárdenas Villalba (July 6, 1998 – June 16, 2018) ** Bishop
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(June 28, 1980 – July 6, 1998), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones


References


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay Christian organizations established in 1980 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Benjamín Aceval, Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Hayes Department {{Paraguay-RC-diocese-stub