Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá

Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay

Diocese of Carapeguá Dioecesis Carapeguana

Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	8,705 km (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	Celestino Ocampo Gaona
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapeguá (Latin: Dioecesis Carapeguana) 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

Bishops of Carapeguá (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Celestino Ocampo Gaona (June 16, 2018 – present)
- Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (July 9, 2010 – July 4, 2015), appointed Bishop of San Lorenzo
- Bishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia (April 6, 1983 – July 9, 2010)
- Bishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte (June 5, 1978 – June 24, 1982)

v t e Catholic dioceses in Paraguay
Province of Asunción	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción Diocese of Benjamín Aceval Diocese of Caacupé Diocese of Canindeyú 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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