Diocese of Carapeguá

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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.

Bishop
Celestino Ocampo Gaona
Latin name
Carapeguan(us)
Erected
5 June 1978 (origins 1967)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Asunción (Archdiocese of Asunción)
Catholics
206,000
Chancery
Pedro Juan Caballero 875, Calle Gral. Bernardino Caballero, Carapeguá, Paraguay
Telephone
Tel. [0218]212.199

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001056 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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