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Suffragan diocese Carapeguá, Paraguay

Diocese of Carapeguá

Carapeguan(us)

The Diocese of Carapeguá is a Latin Church diocese in Paraguay, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Asunción and led by Bishop Celestino Ocampo Gaona since 2018. Sources differ on its erection date, with the English Wikipedia infobox citing 29 March 1967 while some Spanish sources cite 5 June 1978.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in Carapeguá, Paraguay.

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Established
1967
Catholics
206,000
Priests
19
Territory
8,705 km²

Parishes and churches

17 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
Celestino Ocampo Gaona
Born
19 May 1961
Birthplace
Curuzú Cuatiá

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary stands in Carapeguá, 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 Carapeguá, within the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay, is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá (Latin: Dioecesis Carapeguana).