Book on Monsignor Dionisio Echagüe's life and service to the Church launched

A book documenting the life and ministry of Monsignor Dionisio Echagüe was launched Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Itá. The book, titled "Pa'i Lulo. Misionero de la Misericordia," is now available for purchase at the Verdad y Vida bookstore in the Metropolitan Seminary.

Monsignor Echagüe, known as Pa'i Lulo, was among 7 deacons ordained as priests on October 27, 1968, at the Metropolitan Seminary by Archbishop Aníbal Mena Porta. He recently marked 58 years of priestly ordination. His service included roles as rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Asunción, Vicar General of the Archdiocese, and Episcopal Vicar. He also served as the secretary for the Papal Commission that organized the visit of Pope John Paul II to the country in 1988.

His ministry included service in the parishes of Recoleta, Inmaculada Concepción, San Pedro and San Pablo, San Agustín de Loma Pytâ, Medalla Milagrosa de Zeballos Cué, Sagrados Corazones de Mariano R. Alonso, San José Obrero, and Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Areguá. He also led the Youth Ministry and served as secretary of the Pastoral Council of the Curia and as a member of the College of Consultors.