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Diocese of Villarrica
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The Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo is a Latin rite suffragan see in central Paraguay, erected in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Asunción, with the Cathedral of Saint Clare as its seat. Its current ordinary, Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada, was appointed in 2024.
- Bishop
- Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada
- Latin name
- Villaricen(sis) Spiritus Sancti
- Established
- 1929
- Cathedral
- Catedral Santa Clara
- Patron
- Saint Clare
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Asunción (Archdiocese of Asunción)
- Catholics
- 198,360
- Chancery
- Mcal. Estigarribia y Natalicio Talavera 720, Villarrica, Paraguay
- Telephone
- Tel. [0541]42.687
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Coronel Oviedo 35 km
- Diocese of Caazapá 47 km
- Diocese of Carapeguá 80 km
- Diocese of Caacupé 82 km
- Diocese of San Lorenzo 116 km
- Diocese of San Juan Bautista 121 km
Parishes near the see
- Nuestra Señora de la Asunción · Villarrica 4 km
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús · Villarrica 4 km
- Santa Librada · Villarrica 4 km
- Santa Lucía · Villarrica 4 km
- San Miguel Arcángel · Villarrica 4 km
- Virgen de Fátima · Villarrica 4 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000110 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08