Diocese of Benjamín Aceval

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Bishop(s) Cándido Cárdenas Villalba, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 June 1980 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Asunción Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Paraguay Square Kilometers: 44,000 (16,995 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Carlos Antonio Lopez y General Eduvigis Diaz, Benjamin Aceval, Chaco, Paraguay Telephone: (0271) 211 Fax: 303

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (28 Jun 1980 Appointed - 8 Jul 1997 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones)
• Cándido Cárdenas Villalba (6 Jul 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 June 1980	Erected	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo	Diocese of Benjamín Aceval (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	66,165	66,580	99.4%	3	3	6	11,027		8	3	6	ap1991
1999	74,000	78,500	94.3%	9		9	8,222		6	13	7	ap2000
2000	76,800	81,500	94.2%	9	1	10	7,680		7	15	8	ap2001
2001	77,500	82,000	94.5%	13	1	14	5,535		10	19	8	ap2002
2002	77,850	83,000	93.8%	11	1	12	6,487		10	21	8	ap2003
2003	77,850	83,000	93.8%	9	1	10	7,785		6	16	8	ap2004
2004	77,950	83,100	93.8%	9	1	10	7,795		5	15	8	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Cándido Cárdenas Villalba (Bishop: 6 Jul 1998 - )
• Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (Bishop: 28 Jun 1980 to 8 Jul 1997)