Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones is a diocese
located in the city of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones in the Ecclesiastical province
of Asunción
in Paraguay.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Asunción
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was erected it as the Diocese of Paraguay by Pope Paul III on July 1, 1547, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on...
in Paraguay.
History
- On January 19, 1957, the Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Las Misiones was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of VillarricaRoman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu SantoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo is a diocese located in the city of Villarrica in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.-History:...
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, PilarPilar, ParaguayPilar is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Ñeembucú, located along the Paraguay River in the southwestern part of the country. Located about from Asunción, Pilar serves as an important center of commerce and government for the far southwestern region of the country.- History :Pilar...
, Ñeembucu
- Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Pilar
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones (Roman rite)- Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (July 22, 1999 – present)
- Bishop Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino (July 25, 1978 – July 22, 1999)
- Bishop Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña (January 19, 1957 – September 3, 1976)