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Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

Dioecesis Villaricensis Spiritus Sancti



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 13 January 1990
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Asunción
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Paraguay
  • Square Kilometers: 13,342 (5,153 Square Miles)
  • Description: Caazapá and Guairá
  • Mailing Address: Mcal. Estigarribia y Natalicio Talavera 720, Villarrica, Paraguay
  • Telephone: (0541)42.687

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Villarrica
1 May 1929ErectedDiocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Diocese of Villarrica (erected)
19 January 1957Territory LostArchdiocese of Asunción (Villa Oliva, Alberdi, and Villa Franca (all in Neembucus))
Diocese of Villarrica (Misiones (S. Juan Bautista, Ayolas, S. Ignacio, Santa María, S. Miguel, S. Patricio, S. Rosa, Santiago, Villa Florida) and parts of Neembucú (Pilar, Cerrito, Desmochados, General Díaz, Guazucuá, Humaita, Isla Umbú, Laureles, Paso de Patria, Pedro ...)
Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones (erected)
21 January 1957Territory LostDiocese 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)
10 September 1961Territory LostDiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parishes of Ypejhu, Igatimi, and Curuguaty)
Diocese of Villarrica (Parishes of N. S. dei Rosario and Santa Maria Auxiliadora in Coronel Oviedo plus Yhu and Caaguazu)
Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo (erected)
Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
13 January 1990Name ChangedDiocese of Villarrica Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Villarrica
1950600,000620,00096.8%31205111,7641237104ap1951
1966379,000380,00099.7%5418725,263185434ap1967
1970420,000.0%5117680216536ap1971
1976373,920393,62595.0%4017576,560173841ap1977
1980244,000257,00094.9%2413376,594135531ap1981
Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
1990397,000414,00095.9%2913429,45228137532ap1991
1999285,516291,34398.0%4212545,287451211333ap2000
2000290,000296,00098.0%4710575,087451911333ap2001
2001289,000295,46597.8%5112634,587452011333ap2002
2002289,000295,46597.8%4515604,816492111333ap2003
2003289,000292,34798.9%4115565,160492111333ap2004
2004290,140293,50098.9%4015555,275502211333ap2005
2010316,000321,00098.4%388466,86954174131ap2011
2014342,000343,00099.7%394437,95365137635ap2015
2017311,965330,56094.4%463496,3665736838ap2018
2020315,200345,00091.4%462486,5665827038ap2021
2022323,460353,83091.4%524565,7766247539ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Villarrica
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 5, to Page 8
  • Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 202

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