Suffragan diocese Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay
Diocese of Benjamín Aceval
Beniaminacevalen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Presidente Hayes Department of Paraguay, erected 28 June 1980 from the Diocese of Concepcion and the Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo, with its see in Benjamin Aceval. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Asuncion and covers some 44,000 square kilometers of the lower Chaco.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1980
- Catholics
- 77,950
- Priests
- 8
- Territory
- 44,000 km²
Parishes and churches
13 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral Santa Rosa de LimaBenjamín Aceval · CathedralView parish
- Capilla Inmaculada Concepción de MaríaBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla Jesús MisericordiosoBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla María AuxiliadoraBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónRemansitoView parish
- Capilla Sagrada FamiliaBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla San AgustínBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Capilla San Roque González de Santa CruzJosé FalcónView parish
- Capilla Santa Rosa de LimaSanta RosaView parish
- Capilla Virgen de FátimaBenjamín AcevalView parish
- Iglesia San Juan BautistaVilla HayesView parish
- Iglesia Santa Teresita del Niño JesúsNanawaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Amancio Benitez
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Santa Rosa da Lima stands in Benjamín Aceval, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Based in the city of Benjamín Aceval, within the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay, is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval (Latin: Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis).