Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este is a diocese
located in the city of Ciudad del Este
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 Ciudad del Este
Ciudad del Este
Ciudad del Este is the second largest city in Paraguay and capital of Alto Paraná department, located at the Rio Paraná....
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 March 25, 1968, the Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná was established from the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná
- On July 10, 1993, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Alto Paraná
- February 3, 2001, the diocese as renamed as Diocese of Ciudad del Este
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 Ciudad del Este (Roman rite)- Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano (July 12, 2004 – present)
- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (February 3, 2001 – July 12, 2004)
- Bishops of Alto Paraná (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete (July 10, 1993 – February 5, 2000)
- Prelates of Alto Paraná (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop) (April 19, 1990 – May 5, 1992)
- Bishop Augustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. (July 25, 1972 – April 19, 1990)
- Bishop Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. (May 11, 1968 – December 23, 1971)