Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé
Diocese of Caacupé Dioecesis Caacupensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ricardo Valenzuela |
| Bishops emeritus | Claudio Giménez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé (Latin: Dioecesis Caacupensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Asunción, which covers all and only Paraguay.[1][2]
Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine: Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, dedicated to Our Lady of Miracles, in the city of Caacupé, in Cordillera Department.
History
- On 2 August 1960, the Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was established on territories split off from the Archdiocese of Asunción (still its Metropolitan) and from the Diocese of Concepción
- Promoted on 29 March 1967 as Diocese of Caacupé
- It enjoyed Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in May 1988 and Pope Francis in July 2015.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 262,724 Catholics (93.0% of 282,481 total) on 4,984 km2 in 20 parishes and 2 missions with 29 priests (24 diocesan, 5 religious), 2 deacons, 44 lay religious (7 brothers, 37 sisters), 6 seminarians.
Leadership
| No. | Name | Episcopacy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismael Rolón[a] (1914–2010) |
2 August 1960 – 16 June 1970 |
| 2 | Demetrio Aquino (1926–2003) |
12 June 1971 – 1 November 1994 |
| 3 | Pastor Cuquejo[b] (1939–2023) |
1 November 1994 – 3 June 1995 |
| 4 | Claudio Giménez (b. 1940) |
3 June 1995 – 29 June 2017 |
| 5 | Ricardo Valenzuela (b. 1954) |
29 June 2017 – Incumbent |
References
- ^ "Diocese of Caacupé, Paraguay 🇵🇾". GCatholic. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Caacupé (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
Notes
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