Vicariate Apostolic Chaco Paraguayo
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Apostolic Vicar | Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala |
| founding | March 11, 1948 |
| surface | 96,000 km² |
| Parishes | 8 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 26,500 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 21,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 79.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,000 |
| Friars | 7 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Chaco Paraguayo ) is in Paraguay located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Fuerte Olimpo .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Chaco Paraguayo was on March 11, 1948 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco .
Vicars Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo
- Angel Muzzolón SDB , 1948-1969
- Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman SDB, 1969–1986
- Zacarías Ortiz Rolón SDB, 1988–2003, then Bishop of Concepción en Paraguay
- Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid SDB, 2006–2011, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
- Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala SDB, since 2013
See also
Web links
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