Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo

Diocese of San Lorenzo

Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii
Location
CountryParaguay
MetropolitanAsunción
Statistics
Area1,924 km2 (743 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 792,374
  • 713,136 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral San Lorenzo
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoaquín Robledo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii) is a diocese located in the city of San Lorenzo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.[1][2][3]

History

  • On May 18, 2000, the Diocese of San Lorenzo was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción.

Leadership

No. Name Episcopacy
1 Adalberto Martínez
(b. 1951)
18 May 2000

19 February 2007
2 Sebelio Peralta
(1939–2014)
27 December 2008

19 November 2014
3 Joaquín Robledo
(b. 1950)
4 July 2015

Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay 🇵🇾". GCatholic. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  2. ^ "San Lorenzo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  3. ^ "Index of /". web.archive.org. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2025-05-19.