Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo (Latin: Dioecesis Oviedopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.^[1][2]

Diocese of Coronel Oviedo Dioecesis Oviedopolitana
Location
Country	Paraguay
Metropolitan	Asunción
Statistics
Area	12,327 km2 (4,759 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 450,000 412,000 (92.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Bautista Gavilán
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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.

Leadership

No.	Name	Episcopacy
1	Jerome Arthur Pechillo[a] (1919–1991)	10 September 1961 – 6 March 1976
2	Claudio Silvero Acosta (b. 1935)	15 March 1976 – 26 March 1998
3	Ignacio Gogorza (b. 1936)	26 March 1998 – 3 February 2001
4	Juan Bautista Gavilán (b. 1951)	18 December 2001 – Incumbent