Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé

Diocese of Caacupé

Dioecesis Caacupensis
Location
Country Paraguay
MetropolitanAsunción
Statistics
Area4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 234,803
  • 230,125 (98.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRicardo Valenzuela
Bishops emeritusClaudio Giménez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé (Latin: Dioecesis Caacupensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Asunción, which covers all and only Paraguay.

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine: Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, dedicated to Our Lady of Miracles, in the city of Caacupé, in Cordillera Department.

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