Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo

Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione
Cathedral in Fuerte Olimpo
Location
Country	Paraguay
Statistics
Area	96,300 km2 (37,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 27,000 24,500 (90.7%)
Parishes	10
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 March 1948 (76 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.

History

On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.

Ordinaries

1. Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969)
2. Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986)
3. Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003), appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
4. Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
5. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Paraguay