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| Francis
Bishop| Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero
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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.

## 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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* Bishops of San Lorenzo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
* Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (July 4, 2015 – present)
* Bishop Sebelio Peralta Álvarez (December 27, 2008 – November 19, 2014)
* Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores (May 18, 2000 – February 19, 2007), appointed Bishop of San Pedro

## References

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy
* Diocese website (Spanish) Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

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Catholic dioceses in Paraguay

Province of Asunción|

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción
* Diocese of Benjamín Aceval
* Diocese of Caacupé
* 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

Sui iuris jurisdictions|

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

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