Diocese of San Lorenzo
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Diocese of San Lorenzo
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Asunción |
| Diocesan bishop | Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 1,944 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 862.890 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 852.730 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 98.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 22,440 |
| Permanent deacons | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 45 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 100 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Lorenzo |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdesanlorenzo.org.py/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii , span. : Diócesis de San Lorenzo ) is in Paraguay located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Lorenzo .
history
The diocese of San Lorenzo was established on May 18, 2000 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Asunción and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of San Lorenzo
- Adalberto Martínez Flores , 2000–2007, then Bishop of San Pedro
- Sebelio Peralta Álvarez , 2008–2014
- Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero , since 2015