Diocese of Ciudad del Este
| Diocese of Ciudad del Este Dioecesis Urbis Orientalis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Metropolitan | Asunción |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,451 km2 (10,599 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 600,100 500,000 (83.3%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral San Blas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pedro Collar |
Diocese of Ciudad del Este — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este (Latin: Dioecesis Urbis Orientalis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the city of Ciudad del Este, in the Ecclesiastical Province of Asunción in Paraguay.[1][2]
History
On March 25, 1968, the Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná was established from the Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná.
On July 10, 1993, the territorial prelature was established as the Diocese of Alto Paraná.
On February 3, 2001, the diocese as renamed as the Diocese of Ciudad del Este.
On February 10, 2024, the diocese lost territory to form the Diocese of Canindeyú.[3]
In 2014, Pope Francis dismissed the diocese's bishop, Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano, due to Livieres's alleged promotion of a diocesan priest who had been accused of the sexual abuse of a minor while serving in the United States.[4] Livieres was then barred from presiding at public celebrations of the Mass. Since then, accusations of major financial mismanagement of the finances of the diocese by Livieres have also surfaced, with the diocese reportedly close to a million United States dollars in debt.[5]
Leadership
| No. | Name | Episcopacy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Cedzich[6] (1911–1971) |
11 May 1968 – 23 December 1971 |
| 2 | Agustín Van Aaken[7] (1914–1990) |
25 July 1972 – 19 April 1990 |
| 3 | Pastor Cuquejo[8] (1939–2023) |
19 April 1990 – 5 May 1992 |
| 4 | Oscar Páez (1937–2016) |
10 July 1993 – 5 February 2000 |
| 5 | Ignacio Gogorza (b. 1936) |
3 February 2001 – 12 July 2004 |
| 6 | Rogelio Livieres (1945–2015) |
12 July 2004 – 25 September 2014 |
| 7 | Wilhelm Steckling (b. 1947) |
15 November 2014 – 3 February 2024 |
| 8 | Pedro Collar[9] (b. 1963) |
3 February 2024 – Incumbent |
Notes
25°31′04″S 54°36′28″W / 25.5179°S 54.6079°W
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[10]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay 🇵🇾". GCatholic. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- Back to citation "Ciudad del Este (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- Back to citation Resignations and Appointments, 10.02.2024
- Back to citation "Pope sacks Paraguayan bishop accused of protecting abuser priest" from Reuters
- Back to citation Prengaman, Peter (June 29, 2015). "Paraguayan bishop ousted by pope scrutinized for spending". trove.
- Back to citation As bishop-prelate of the Territorial Prelate of Alto Paraná.
- Back to citation As bishop-prelate of the Territorial Prelate of Alto Paraná.
- Back to citation As bishop-prelate of the Territorial Prelate of Alto Paraná.
- Back to citation Auxiliary bishop from 2016 to 2017
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este, official website