en Roman Catholic Diocese of San Lorenzo

Diocese of San Lorenzo

*Dioecesis Sancti Laurentii*
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

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

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

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