Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo
Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay
Diocese of San Lorenzo Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii | |
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Location | |
Country | Paraguay |
Metropolitan | Asunción |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,924 km2 (743 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 792,374 713,136 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral San Lorenzo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii) is a diocese located in the city of San Lorenzo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.
History
- On May 18, 2000, the Diocese of San Lorenzo was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción
Leadership
- Bishops of San Lorenzo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (July 4, 2015 – present)
- Bishop Sebelio Peralta Álvarez (December 27, 2008 – November 19, 2014)
- Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores (May 18, 2000 – February 19, 2007), appointed Bishop of San Pedro
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Spanish) Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
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