Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo
Latin Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Paraguay
Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo
Apostolicus Vicariatus Pilcomayoënsis
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Location | |
Country | Paraguay |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 125,000 km 2 (48,000 sq mi) |
Population
- Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010)
83,000 38,700 (46.6%) |
Parishes | 5 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 July 1950 ( 73 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. |
The Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo ( Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Pilcomayoënsis ) is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Paraguay .
It is exempt to the Holy See , specifically the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , and is not part of any ecclesiastical province .
Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Catedral Santa María, in Mariscal Estigarribia an area around national capital Asunción , Boquerón department .
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally cared for 41,400 Catholics (46.5% of 89,000 total) on 125,000 km² in 6 parishes and 3 missions with 11 priests (3 diocesan, 8 religious), 32 lay religious (12 brothers, 20 sisters) and 4 seminarians.
History
On 14 July 1950, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo, on Andean territory named after the Pilcomayo River , split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri .
It lost territory on 1 May 1929 with the creation of the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco .
Pope Pius XII elevated the prefecture to Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo on 14 July 1950, thus entitling it to a titular bishop .
It lost territory again on 28 June 1980 when the Diocese of Benjamín Aceval was created. [1] [2]
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Prefects of Pilcomayo
- Father Giuseppe Rose, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (1925 – death 1927)
- Enrico Breuer, O.M.I. (1927 – death 1932)
- Apostolic Vicars of Pilcomayo
- Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. (born Germany) (27 February 1932 – retired 24 August 1962), Titular Bishop of Barica (1950.07.15 – death 1979.07.12)
- Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. (born Spain) (24 August 1962 – retired 24 Jan 1981), Titular Bishop of Boreum (1962.08.24 – death 1990.05.04)
- Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. (born Belgium) (22 April 1981 – death 21 June 1984), Titular Bishop of Crepedula (1981.04.22 – 1984.06.21)
- Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. (born Germany) (24 January 1986 – ...), Titular Bishop of Tubyza (1986.01.24 – ...)
See also
References
- ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo" . Catholic Hierarchy . Retrieved 2013-04-17 .
- ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo" . Giga Catholic . Retrieved 2013-04-17 .
Sources and external links
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