Suffragan diocese Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
Oviedopolitan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Coronel Oviedo is a Latin rite suffragan see in central Paraguay, established as a territorial prelature in 1961 and elevated to a diocese in 1976. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Asunción, with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary as its seat.
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 412,000
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 12,327 km²
Parishes and churches
22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioCoronel Oviedo · CathedralView parish
- Cristo RedentorCoronel OviedoView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónCaaguazúView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción de MaríaSanta Rosa del MbutuyView parish
- María AuxiliadoraRepatriaciónView parish
- Niño JesúsNueva LondresView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsJuan Manuel FrutosView parish
- San BlásRaúl Arsenio OviedoView parish
- San FranciscoCaaguazúView parish
- San Isidro LabradorR.I. 3 CorralesView parish
- San Isidro LabradorCecilio BáezView parish
- San JoaquínSan JoaquínView parish
- San JoséSan José de los ArroyosView parish
- San José ObreroDoctor Eulogio EstigarriaView parish
- San Juan BautistaTres de FebreroView parish
- San LorenzoCaaguazúView parish
- San Miguel ArcángelJosé Domingo OcamposView parish
- San Pedro y San PabloCoronel OviedoView parish
- Santo Domingo de GuzmánLa PastoraView parish
- Tres Reyes MagosCarayaoView parish
- Virgen del RosarioYhúView parish
- Virgen PeregrinaCoronel OviedoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez
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The cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario stands in Coronel Oviedo, 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
In the city of Coronel Oviedo, within the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay, sits the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo (Latin: Dioecesis Oviedopolitana).