Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo

Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay

Diocese of San Lorenzo Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii

Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	1,924 km (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

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

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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