Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Baptistae a Missionibus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,703 km2 (8,380 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 201,000 198,000 (98.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Collar Noguera |
| Bishops emeritus | Mario Melanio Medina Salinas |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista (de las Misiones) (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Baptistae a Missionibus) is a southern suffragan Latin Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción, which covers all of Paraguay (except the pre-diocesan missions).
History
[edit]- On January 19, 1957, the Diocese of San Juan Bautista (de Las Misiones) was established on territories split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and from the Diocese of Villarrica[1]
Special churches
[edit]Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral San Juan Bautista, dedicated to John the Baptist, in the city of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones in Misiones Department
It also has a Minor Basilica : the Marian Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, dedicated to Our Lady of Pilar, in Pilar, Paraguay, Ñeembucu.
Statistics
[edit]As per 2014, it pastorally served 227,000 Catholics (98.3% of 231,000 total) on 21,700 km2 in 30 parishes and 139 missions with 35 priests (19 diocesan, 16 religious), 2 deacons, 63 lay religious (18 brothers, 45 sisters) and 5 seminarians.[2]
Bishops
[edit](all Roman rite natives)
Episcopal ordinaries
[edit]- Suffragan Bishops of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones [3]
- Ramón Bogarín Argaña (January 19, 1957 – death September 3, 1976), also President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (1970 – 1973); previously Titular Bishop of Bagis (1954.12.01 – 1957.01.19) as Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1954.12.01 – 1957.01.19)
- Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino (July 25, 1978 – retired July 22, 1999), died January 8, 2016
- Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (July 22, 1999 – retired 2017.02.16); previously Bishop of Benjamín Aceval (Paraguay) (1980.06.28 – 1997.07.08) and Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista (1997.07.08 – succession 1999.07.22)
- Pedro Collar Noguera (2017.02.16 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Thamugadi (2016.04.23 – 2017.02.16) as Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) (2016.04.23 – 2017.02.16).
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (1997-1999)
See also
[edit]Sources and external links
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