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Suffragan diocese Caazapá, Paraguay

Diocese of Caazapá

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The Diocese of Caazapá is a Latin Church diocese in Paraguay, established by Pope Francis on 25 March 2025 from the Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Asunción. Its first bishop is Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de San Pablo, Caazapá, in Caazapá, Paraguay.

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Established
2025
Catholics
171,170
Priests
20
Territory
9,496 km²

Parishes and churches

15 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Marcelo Benítez Martínez
Born
6 September 1956
Birthplace
Santa María
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Pablo, Caazapá stands in Caazapá, 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

The city of Caazapá, in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caazapá (Latin: Dioecesis Caazapá).