Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

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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.

Bishop
Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez
Latin name
Oviedopolitan(us)
Erected
10 September 1961
Cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Patron
Our Lady of the Rosary
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Asunción (Archdiocese of Asunción)
Catholics
412,000
Chancery
Residencia Obispal, Mariscal Estigarribia 115, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
Telephone
Tel. 598.5719.955; [0521]20.2229; fax 20.2199
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001219 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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