Diocese of Caazapá

Dioecesis Ultrasilvana

Bishop(s)

Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 22 March 2025
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Asunción
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Paraguay
Square Kilometers: 9,496 (3,667 Square Miles)
Description: Caazapá, Coronel Manuel Altonio Maciel, Moisés Bertoni, Teniente Coronel Fulgencio Yegros, Yuty, 3 de Mayo, San Juan Nepomuceno, Buena Vista, Ava’i, Tava’i, and General Morinigo

Past and Present Ordinaries

Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (22 Mar 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
22 March 2025	Erected	Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo (Caazapá, Coronel Manuel Altonio Maciel, Moisés Bertoni, Teniente Coronel Fulgencio Yegros, Yuty, 3 de Mayo, San Juan Nepomuceno, Buena Vista, Ava’i, Tava’i, and General Morinigo)	Diocese of Caazapá (erected)

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

2025 171,170 194,512 88.0% 18 2 20 8,558 39 6 15 bul:22Mar2025

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

Affiliated People, Living

Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (Bishop: 22 Mar 2025 - )

Affiliated People, Deceased

None

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 117, Page 290, to Page 292

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