Bishopric of Benjamin Aceval
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Bishopric of Benjamin Aceval
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Asunción |
| Diocesan bishop | Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Cándido Cárdenas Villalba |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 44,000 km² |
| Parishes | 9 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 120,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 112,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 93.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10.182 |
| Religious sisters | 16 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa Rosa da Lima |
The Diocese of Benjamín Aceval ( lat. : Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis , span. : Diócesis de Benjamín Aceval ) is in Paraguay located Roman Catholic diocese based in Benjamín Aceval .
history
The Diocese of Benjamin Aceval was established on June 28, 1980 by Pope John Paul II from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Concepción (Paraguay) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Asunción as a suffragan .
Bishops of Benjamin Aceval
- Mario Melanio Medina Salinas , 1980–1997, then coadjutor bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
- Cándido Cárdenas Villalba , 1998–2018
- Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia , since 2018
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Benjamin Aceval on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Benjamin Aceval on gcatholic.org (English)
