Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo


The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.

History

On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.

Ordinaries

  1. Ángel Muzzolón, SDB †
  2. Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB †
  3. Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB, appointed Bishop of Concepción en Paraguay
  4. Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
  5. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB