Suffragan diocese Villarrica, Paraguay
Diocese of Villarrica
Villaricen(sis) Spiritus Sancti
Latin Church
The Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo is a Latin rite suffragan see in central Paraguay, erected in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Asunción, with the Cathedral of Saint Clare as its seat. Its current ordinary, Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada, was appointed in 2024.
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- Established
- 1929
- Catholics
- 198,360
- Territory
- 3,946 km²
Parishes and churches
23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral Santa Clara, VillarricaVillarrica del Espíritu Santo · CathedralView parish
- Espíritu SantoVillarrica · CathedralView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónMbocayatyView parish
- Niño Salvador del MundoSan SalvadorView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónPaso YobáiView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónVillarricaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Medalla MilagrosaTebicuaryView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los DoloresFelix Perez CardozoView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsCoronel MartínezView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsMauricio José TrocheView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsÑumiView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsVillarricaView parish
- San Isidro LabradorItapéView parish
- San José ObreroJosé FassardiView parish
- San Miguel ArcángelVillarricaView parish
- San Vicente PaúlMelgarejoView parish
- Santa ClaraItapéView parish
- Santa LibradaVillarricaView parish
- Santa LucíaVillarricaView parish
- Señor de la Buena EsperanzaBorjaView parish
- Virgen de FátimaVillarricaView parish
- Virgen del RosarioYataityView parish
- Virgen del RosarioNatalicio TalaveraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada
- Born
- 4 September 1965
- Birthplace
- Piribebuy
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The cathedral
Catedral Santa Clara stands in Villarrica, 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.