Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Paraguay 🇵🇾

Date	Change
1547.07.01	Diocese of Paraguay was established (from Diocese of Cusco and became suffragan of Lima)
1925.02.12	Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco)
1929.05.01	Diocese of Paraguay was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (with suffragan sees Concepción y Chaco and Villarrica and lost territory to establish Diocese of Concepción y Chaco and Diocese of Villarrica)
1929.05.01	Diocese of Concepción y Chaco was established (from Diocese of Paraguay and Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo and became suffragan of Asunción)
1929.05.01	Diocese of Villarrica was established (from Diocese of Paraguay and became suffragan of Asunción)
1948.03.11	Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo was established (from Diocese of Concepción y Chaco)
1949.07.16	Diocese of Concepción y Chaco was renamed as Diocese of Concepción
1950.07.14	Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo
1957.01.19	Diocese of San Juan Bautista was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of Villarrica and became suffragan of Asunción)
1957.01.21	Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná was established (from Diocese of Concepción and Diocese of Villarrica and became suffragan of Asunción)
1960.08.02	Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of Concepción and became suffragan of Asunción)
1961.09.10	Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was established (from Diocese of Concepción and became suffragan of Asunción)
1961.12.20	Military Vicariate of Paraguay was established
1967.03.29	Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was promoted as Diocese of Caacupé
1968.03.25	Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná was established (from Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná and became suffragan of Asunción)
1968.03.25	Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná was renamed as Territorial Prelature of Encarnación (lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná)
1976.03.06	Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo was promoted as Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
1978.06.05	Diocese of Carapeguá was established (from Diocese of Villarrica and became suffragan of Asunción)
1978.06.05	Diocese of San Pedro was established (from Diocese of Concepción and became suffragan of Asunción)
1980.06.28	Diocese of Benjamín Aceval was established (from Diocese of Concepción and Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo and became suffragan of Asunción)
1986.07.21	Military Vicariate of Paraguay was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Obispado de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policia Nacional del Paraguay
1990.01.13	Diocese of Villarrica was renamed as Diocese of Villarrica
1990.04.19	Territorial Prelature of Encarnación was promoted as Diocese of Encarnación
1993.07.10	Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná was promoted as Diocese of Alto Paraná
2000.05.18	Diocese of San Lorenzo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and became suffragan of Asunción)
2001.02.03	Diocese of Alto Paraná was renamed as Diocese of Ciudad del Este
2024.02.10	Diocese of Canindeyú was established (from Diocese of Ciudad del Este and became suffragan of Asunción)
2025.03.22	Diocese of Caazapá was established (from Diocese of Villarrica and became suffragan of Asunción)