| Diocese of Encarnación Dioecesis Sanctissimae Incarnationis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,525 km (6,380 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 546,000 441,000 (80.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt |
| Bishops emeritus | Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Incarnationis) is a diocese located in the city of Encarnación in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.
History
- On January 21, 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná was established from the Diocese of Concepción and Diocese of Villarrica
- On March 25, 1968, the territorial prelature was renamed as the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
- On April 19, 1990: Promoted as Diocese of Encarnación
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Encarnación (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt (November 15, 2014 – present)
- Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. (July 12, 2004 – November 15, 2014)
- Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (April 19, 1990 – July 5, 2003)
- Prelates of Encarnación (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks (July 24, 1987 – April 19, 1990)
- Bishop Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. (May 11, 1968 – July 24, 1987)
- Bishop Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. (January 21, 1957 – March 1, 1972)
Auxiliary bishop
- Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. (26 Mar 1998 - 15 Nov 2014)
References
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