Vicariate Apostolic Pilcomayo
Vicariate Apostolic Pilcomayo
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Country | Paraguay |
Apostolic Vicar | Lucio Alfert OMI |
Vicar General | Miguel Fritz OMI |
founding | 1950 |
surface | 125,000 km² |
Parishes | 6 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Residents | 89,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Catholics | 41,400 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
proportion of | 46.5% |
Diocesan priest | 3 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Religious priest | 8 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,764 |
Friars | 12 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Religious sisters | 20 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Santa Maria |
Website | www.vicpilcomayo.org.py |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Pilcomayoënsis , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Pilcomayo ) is in Paraguay located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Mariscal Estigarribia .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Pilcomayo was founded on February 12, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Chaco as the Apostolic Prefecture Pilcomayo . On May 1, 1929, the Apostolic Prefecture Pilcomayo gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco .
The Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate on July 14, 1950. On June 28, 1980, the Vicariate Apostolic Pilcomayo gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Diocese of Benjamin Aceval .
The church of San Miguel on the premises of the Paraguayan Air Force initially served as the cathedral . In it is the grave of the popular missionary and vicar apostolic Pa'i Puku . In 2000 the new St. Mary's Cathedral was consecrated.
Ordinaries of Pilcomayo
Apostolic Prefects
- Giuseppe Rose OMI , 1925-1927
- Enrico Breuer OMI, 1927-1932
- Karl Walter Vervoort OMI, 1932–1950
Vicars Apostolic
- Karl Walter Vervoort OMI, 1950–1961
- Sinforiano Lucas Rojo OMI, 1962-1981
- Pedro Shaw OMI, 1981-1984
- Lucio Alfert OMI , since 1986
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ consecrated on September 8, 2000 ( gcatholic.org )
- ↑ ultimahora.com