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Diocese of Encarnación

Dioecesis Sanctissimae Incarnationis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt, Bishop
  • Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth., Bishop Emeritus
  • Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 19 April 1990
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Asunción
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Paraguay
  • Square Kilometers: 16,506 (6,375 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Calle Gral. Cabanas 305, Casilla 81, Encarnacion, Paraguay
  • Telephone: (071)20.33.05
  • Fax: 20.37.77

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná
21 January 1957ErectedDiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parts of Alto Paraná)
Diocese of Villarrica (Departamento de Itapúa and part of Departamento de Altó Paraná)
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná (erected)
25 March 1968SplitTerritorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná (Alto Paraná)
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
25 March 1968SplitTerritorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná (Alto Paraná)
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
Diocese of Encarnación
19 April 1990ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Encarnación Diocese of Encarnación

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná
1966200,000220,00090.9%639454,444102618ap1967
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación
1970196,086207,11694.7%634404,902453919ap1971
1976206,000226,40091.0%639454,577465922ap1977
1980277,200308,00090.0%640466,026469225ap1981
Diocese of Encarnación
1990343,500380,00090.4%1233457,6335312131ap1991
1999437,181478,79891.3%1728459,71513412730ap2000
2000440,025515,60085.3%1828469,56513211830ap2001
2001440,237516,47385.2%1633498,9841389330ap2002
2002435,984519,76983.9%1535508,7191409530ap2003
2003425,643519,76981.9%1334479,0561409031ap2004
2004420,356519,76980.9%1033439,7751428831ap2005
2006441,000546,00080.8%12324410,0221428230ap2007
2013502,000611,00082.2%1834529,6531387233ap2014
2016418,363518,98280.6%1832508,3671368235ap2017
2019449,236562,24579.9%2034548,319355938ap2020
2021518,000624,34083.0%1837559,418415738ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 701, to Page 703
  • Diocese of Encarnación
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 849, and Page 850
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