Diocese of Canindeyú | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | 
Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,667 km2 (5,663 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2024) 239,386 211,138 (88.1%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 10, 2024 |
| Cathedral | Iglesia Catedral Sagrado Corazón De Jesús |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Carlos Zacarías López |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canindeyú is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the city of Katueté, in the Ecclesiastical Province of Asunción in Paraguay.
History
The diocese was created by Pope Francis on February 10, 2024, from territory of the Diocese of Ciudad del Este. The new diocese covers the entire civil Canindeyú Department. [1] In the same decree which erected the diocese, the Pope named Roberto Carlos Zacarías López as the diocese's first bishop. [2] [3] Zacarías López will be consecrated bishop by Cardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores of Asunción, Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera of Ciudad del Este, and Bishop Wilhelm Steckling auxiliary for Ciudad del Este. [3]
References
- ^ "El Papa erige la Diócesis de Canindeyú en Paraguay - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b "Diócesis de Canindeyú: tierra de grandes contrastes entre la miseria y la alta productividad - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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