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Paraguay

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
23 Nov 1941 Archbishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción
28 Nov 1948 Bishop Carlos Milcíades Villalba AquinoBishop Emeritus of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
7 Jun 1952 Archbishop Felipe Santiago Benitez AvalosArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción
10 Oct 1955 Archbishop Giorgio ZurApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
22 Dec 1956 Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres BanksBishop Emeritus of Encarnación
18 Dec 1960 Bishop Celso Yegros EstigarribiaBishop of Carapeguá
29 Jun 1961 Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I.Bishop of Encarnación
23 Dec 1961 Bishop Oscar Páez GarceteBishop Emeritus of Ciudad del Este
16 Dec 1962 Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación
29 Jun 1963 Archbishop Lorenzo BaldisseriApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
21 Jun 1964 Archbishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R.Archbishop of Asunción
19 Dec 1964 Bishop Sebelio Peralta AlvarezBishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
Most Junior
24 Aug 1985 Bishop Adalberto Martínez FloresBishop of San Pedro
12 Dec 1982 Bishop Ricardo Valenzuela RiosBishop of Paraguay, Military
15 Aug 1978 Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres PlanoBishop of Ciudad del Este
18 Dec 1977 Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán VelásquezBishop of Coronel Oviedo
15 Aug 1977 (Layman) Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D.
15 Oct 1972 Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez MedinaBishop of Caacupé
15 Apr 1972 Bishop Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo
3 Apr 1971 Bishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo
12 Jul 1970 Bishop Cándido Cárdenas VillalbaBishop of Benjamín Aceval
17 May 1970 Bishop Mario Melanio Medina SalinasBishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
29 Jun 1968 Archbishop Orlando AntoniniApostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
23 Jul 1967 Archbishop Antonio LucibelloApostolic Nuncio to Turkey

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