The Military Ordinary of Paraguay ( Spanish: Obispado de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policia Nacional del Paraguay ) is the military ordinate of the Roman Catholic Church , operating in Paraguay . The military ordinate of Paraguay, reporting directly to the Holy See , provides pastoral care for the military of the Paraguayan army and their families.
| Military Ordinate of Paraguay | |
|---|---|
| Obispado de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policia Nacional del Paraguay | |
| latin rite | |
| A country |  Paraguay |
| Established | December 20, 1961 |
| Parishes | 47 |
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History
On December 20, 1961, the Holy See established a congregation of military chaplains for the Paraguayan army.
On July 21, 1986, Pope John Paul II issued the bull Spirituali militum curae , which transformed the congregation of military chaplains into the military ordinate of Paraguay.
Ordinaries
- Bishop Augustín Rodríguez (12/7/1965 - 12/25/1968)
- Bishop Juan Moleón Andreu (1.02.1972 - 09.20.1980)
- Bishop Eustakio Pastor Kukekho Verga C.SS.R. (05/05/1992 - 06/15/2002), appointed archbishop of Asuncion ;
- Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (May 24, 2003 - June 25, 2010), appointed Bishop of Villarrica del Espiritu Santo ;
- Bishop Adalberto Martinez Flores (since March 14, 2012).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bulla Spirituali militum curae (lat.)
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