Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá

Diocese of Carapeguá Dioecesis Carapeguanus
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	8,705 km² (3,361 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 226,514 206,000 (90.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá (Latin: Dioecesis Carapeguanus) is a diocese located in the city of Carapeguá in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

On March 29, 1967, the Diocese of Carapeguá was established from the Diocese of Villarrica

Leadership

Bishops of Carapeguá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (July 9, 2010 - Present)
- Bishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia (April 6, 1983 – July 9, 2010)
- Bishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte (June 5, 1978 – June 24, 1982)

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay

Province of Asunción	Archdiocese of Asunción Diocese of Benjamín Aceval Diocese of Caacupé Diocese of Carapeguá Diocese of Ciudad del Este Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay Diocese of Coronel Oviedo Diocese of Encarnación Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones Diocese of San Lorenzo Diocese of San Pedro Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Bishopric of Paraguay Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo

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