Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo

Roman Catholic diocese in Paraguay

Diocese of San Lorenzo

Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii

Location
Country| Paraguay
Metropolitan| Asunción
Statistics
Area| 1,924 km2 (743 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2004)

* 792,374

* 713,136 (90.0%)

Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Cathedral| Catedral San Lorenzo
Current leadership
Pope| Leo XIV
Bishop| Joaquín Robledo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii) is a diocese located in the city of San Lorenzo in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.[1][2][3]

## History

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* On May 18, 2000, the Diocese of San Lorenzo was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción.

## Leadership

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No.  | Name  | Episcopacy

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1  | Adalberto Martínez
(b. 1951) | 18 May 2000

19 February 2007
2  | Sebelio Peralta
(1939–2014) | 27 December 2008

19 November 2014
3  | Joaquín Robledo
(b. 1950) | 4 July 2015

Incumbent

## References

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1. ^ "Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay 🇵🇾". GCatholic. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
2. ^ "San Lorenzo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
3. ^ "Index of /". web.archive.org. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2025-05-19.

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Catholic dioceses in Paraguay

Province of Asunción|

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción
* Diocese of Benjamín Aceval
* Diocese of Caacupé
* Diocese of Caazapá
* Diocese of Canindeyú
* Diocese of Carapeguá
* Diocese of Ciudad del Este
* Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay
* Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
* Diocese of Encarnación
* Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
* Diocese of San Lorenzo
* Diocese of San Pedro
* Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

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* Military Bishopric of Paraguay
* Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo
* Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo

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