Diocese of

Caazapá

Paraguay Paraguay

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Caazapá (español)

Ecclesiastical Province: Asunción

Neighbouring Dioceses: San Juan Bautista (↙), Carapeguá (↖), Villarrica (↑), Coronel Oviedo (↗), Ciudad del Este (→), Encarnación (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.03.22 – ...):Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Caazapá (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)
(2025.03.22 – ...)

Bishop of Caazapá (Paraguay)

Para que tengan vida

Born:1956.09.06 (Santa María, Caazapá, Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:1994.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:2025.05.10

Bishop of Caazapá (Paraguay) (2025.03.22 – ...)

Special Churches

Churches by City (16)

San Juan Bautista (↙), Carapeguá (↖), Villarrica (↑), Coronel Oviedo (↗), Ciudad del Este (→), Encarnación (↘)

Statistics (2025)

Area: 9,496 km²

Population: 171,170 Catholics (88.0% of 194,512 total)

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes

Personnel: 20 priests (18 diocesan, 2 religious), 39 deacons, 6 religious (6 sisters), 10 seminarians

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Last updated on 2026.03.30

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