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Archdiocese of Asunción

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1 May 1929
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Paraguay
  • Square Kilometers: 2,582 (997 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://arzobispado.org.py
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Avda. Mariscal Francisco Solano Lopez 130, esq. Independencia Nacional, Asuncion, Paraguay
  • Telephone: (021) 44-5551; 44-4150
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
1 July 1547ErectedDiocese of Cuzco Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) (erected)
6 April 1620Territory LostDiocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Diocese of Buenos Aires (erected)
1 May 1929Territory LostDiocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo
Diocese of Concepción y Chaco (erected)
1 May 1929Territory LostDiocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Diocese of Villarrica (erected)
Archdiocese of Asunción
1 May 1929ElevatedDiocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Archdiocese of Asunción
19 January 1957Territory LostArchdiocese of Asunción (Villa Oliva, Alberdi, and Villa Franca (all in Neembucus))
Diocese of Villarrica (Misiones (S. Juan Bautista, Ayolas, S. Ignacio, Santa María, S. Miguel, S. Patricio, S. Rosa, Santiago, Villa Florida) and parts of Neembucú (Pilar, Cerrito, Desmochados, General Díaz, Guazucuá, Humaita, Isla Umbú, Laureles, Paso de Patria, Pedro ...)
Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones (erected)
2 August 1960Territory LostArchdiocese of Asunción
Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
Territorial Prelature of Caacupé (erected)
5 June 1978Territory LostArchdiocese of Asunción (Departamento Paraguarí) Diocese of Carapeguá (erected)
18 May 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Asunción (Capiatá, Guarambaré, Inmaculada Concepción de Posta Ibycuá, Itá, Itauguá, Nueva Italia, Nemby, San Antonio, San Lorenzo, San Miguel de Posta Leiva, Santo Domingo Savio, Villeta, Yparacaí, and Ypané) Diocese of San Lorenzo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Asunción
1950695,000700,00099.3%44701146,0967018044ap1951
1959686,000712,00096.3%73751484,63511229348ap1960
1966501,880550,88091.1%771282052,44812531049ap1967
1968501,880550,88091.1%86865,83548ap1971
1976672,165746,85090.0%711141853,63321240969ap1977
1980735,764817,51690.0%631402033,62420946066ap1981
19901,164,3181,293,68790.0%741652394,87133257279ap1991
1999919,0001,483,00062.0%71301019,0994521356873ap2000
20001,100,0001,348,95181.5%53671209,1663439864760ap2001
2001774,0001,602,17348.3%1362183542,186514561,38673ap2002
20021,365,0002,825,00048.3%1412183593,802514651,43883ap2003
20031,350,0001,500,00090.0%1395376761,997517261,42372ap2004
20041,350,0001,500,00090.0%1245376612,042576791,42372ap2005
20061,419,0001,577,00090.0%1285376652,133647821,44764ap2007
20121,585,0001,750,00090.6%611702316,8616540848576ap2013
20151,664,0001,839,00090.5%811702516,6299656448076ap2016
20181,743,4901,927,01090.5%812953764,6369667748097ap2019
20201,793,8701,982,67090.5%812953764,77013076751597ap2021
20221,841,0002,037,00090.4%792953744,922141797460100ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 158, to Page 159
  • Archdiocese of Asunción
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 5, to Page 8

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