Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación

(Redirected from Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná) Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay

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.
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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 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)

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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