Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.History
- On September 10, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established from the Diocese of Concepción
- On March 6, 1976, the territorial prelature was promoted as the Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
- Bishops of Coronel Oviedo, below
- * Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez
- * Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I., appointed Bishop of Ciudad del Este
- * Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I., appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación
- Prelate of Coronel Oviedo, below
- * Bishop Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R., raised to Bishop rank in 1965; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
