The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval (Latin: Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benjamín Aceval in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.
Diocese of Benjamín Aceval Dioecesis Beniaminacevalensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 83,100 77,950 (93.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia |
| Bishops emeritus | Cándido Cárdenas Villalba |
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History
- On June 28, 1980 the Diocese of Benjamín Aceval was established from the Diocese of Concepción and Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Benjamín Aceval (Roman rite)
- Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia (June 16, 2018 – present)
- Bishop Cándido Cárdenas Villalba (July 6, 1998 – June 16, 2018)
- Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (June 28, 1980 – July 6, 1998), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
References
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