Diocese of

Caacupé

Paraguay

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Caacupé / Caacupen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Asunción

Neighbouring Dioceses: San Lorenzo (←), Asunción (←), Benjamín Aceval (↖), San Pedro (↑), Coronel Oviedo (→), Carapeguá (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

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History

1960.08.02: Established as Territorial Prelature of Caacupé / Caacupen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of Concepción and became suffragan of Asunción)
1967.03.29: Promoted as Diocese of Caacupé / Caacupen(sis) (Latin)

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.06.29 – ...):

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Caacupé (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (71)
(2017.06.29 – ...)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Mi vivir es Cristo

Born:	1954.12.13 (Asunción, Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1982.12.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.01.06

Priest of Asunción (Paraguay) (1982.12.12 – 1993.11.27)

Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ (1993.11.27 – 2003.05.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1993.11.27 – 2003.05.24)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2002 – 2005)

Military Ordinary of Paraguay (Paraguay) (2003.05.24 – 2010.06.25)

Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay) (2010.06.25 – 2017.06.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) (2014.09.25 – 2014.11.15)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2015.11.03 – 2018.11.09)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) (2017.06.29 – ...)

Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, I.Sch. (85)
(1995.06.03 – 2017.06.29)

Bishop emeritus of Caacupé (Paraguay)

El camino hacia el Padre

Born:	1940.11.25 (Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1972.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1991.12.22

Titular Bishop of Horæa (1991.11.08 – 1995.06.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1991.11.08 – 1995.06.03)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) (1995.06.03 – 2017.06.29)

President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2002 – 2005)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2008 – 2011.11)

President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2011.11 – 2015.11.03)

Bishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1994.11 – 1995.06.03)

Bishop Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino
(1971.06.12 – 1994.11.01)

Born:	1926.12.22 (Karaguatay, Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1953.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.08.01
Died:	2003.08.11 († 76)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) (1971.06.12 – 1994.11.01)

Bishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1967.03.29 – 1970.06.16)

Born:	1914.01.24 (Caazapá, Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1941.11.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.01.23
Died:	2010.06.08 († 96)

Bishop-Prelate of Caacupé (Paraguay) (1960.08.02 – 1967.03.29)

Titular Bishop of Fornos major (1965.10.20 – 1967.03.29)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) (1967.03.29 – 1970.06.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1970.06.16 – 1989.05.20)

President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (1985 – 1989)

Prelates of Caacupé (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1960.08.02 – 1967.03.29)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, Caacupé, Cordillera
National Shrine: Santuario Nacional Dulce Nombre de Jesús, Piribebuy, Cordillera
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (22)

San Lorenzo (←), Asunción (←), Benjamín Aceval (↖), San Pedro (↑), Coronel Oviedo (→), Carapeguá (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,948 km²

Population: 303,000 Catholics (94.9% of 319,176 total)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes

Personnel: 31 priests (28 diocesan, 3 religious), 4 deacons, 45 religious (7 brothers, 38 sisters), 3 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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