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Diocese of

San Pedro

Paraguay

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 20,002 km²

Population: 382,456 Catholics (86.1% of 443,968 total) (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Asunción

Neighbouring Dioceses: Benjamín Aceval (←), Concepción (↑), Coronel Oviedo (↘), Caacupé (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Statistics: 20 parishes, 22 priests (9 diocesan, 13 religious), 1 deacon, 43 lay religious (18 brothers, 25 sisters), 11 seminarians (2015)

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History

1978.06.05: Established as Diocese of San Pedro / Sancti Petri Apostoli (Latin) (from Diocese of Concepción)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Pedro, San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú, San Pedro

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.11.06 – ...):

Bishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of San Pedro (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. (58)
(2013.11.06 – ...)

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)

Nde pópe Ñandejára ajepoi

Born:	1960.08.05 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1988.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.12.21

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay) (2013.11.06 – ...)

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores (67)
(2007.02.19 – 2012.03.14)

Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay)

Born:	1951.07.08 (Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1985.08.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.11.08

Titular Bishop of Tatilti (1997.08.14 – 2000.05.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1997.08.14 – 2000.05.18)

Bishop of San Lorenzo (Paraguay) (2000.05.18 – 2007.02.19)

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay) (2007.02.19 – 2012.03.14)

Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (2011.11 – 2015.11.03)

Military Ordinary of Paraguay (Paraguay) (2012.03.14 – 2018.06.23)

Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay) (2018.06.23 – ...)

Bishop Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. (later Mr.)
(1994.03.05 – 2005.01.11)

Born:	1949.05.30 (Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1977.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.04.17

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay) (1994.03.05 – 2005.01.11)

Lay state (2008.06.30)

Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete
(1978.06.05 – 1993.07.10)

Born:	1937.09.01 (Paraguay)
Ordained Priest:	1961.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.08.19
Died:	2016.03.29 († 78)

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay) (1978.06.05 – 1993.07.10)

Bishop of Alto Paraná (Paraguay) (1993.07.10 – 2000.02.05)

President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (1994 – 1999)

as of 2018.10.16

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