Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé is a diocese
located in the city of Caacupé
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Asunción
in Paraguay.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Caacupé
Caacupé
Caacupé is a city and district in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Cordillera.The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier at the service of King Charles III of Spain, although a first settlement existed here from the 17th century.The city is the seat of the Roman...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Asunción
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was erected it as the Diocese of Paraguay by Pope Paul III on July 1, 1547, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on...
in Paraguay.
History
- On August 2, 1960, the Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of Concepción
- March 29, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of Caacupé
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Caacupé (Roman rite)- Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina (June 3, 1995.06.03 – Present)
- Bishop Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino (June 12, 1971 – November 1, 1994)
- Bishop Ismael Blas Rolón SilveroIsmael Blas Rolón SilveroIsmael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. was a Paraguayan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and oldest bishop from Paraguay....
, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (March 29, 1967 – June 16, 1970)
- Prelates of Caacupé (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (August 2, 1960 – March 29, 1967)