Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación

Diocese of Encarnación

Dioecesis Sanctissimae Incarnationis
Location
Country Paraguay
MetropolitanAsunción
Statistics
Area16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 546,000
  • 441,000 (80.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopFrancisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt
Bishops emeritusIgnacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I.
Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Encarnación (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Incarnationis) is a diocese located in the city of Encarnación in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

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