Diocese of San Pedro

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= San Pedro
latin= Dioecesis Sancti Petri Apostoli
country= Paraguay| metropolitan= Asunción
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 20,002
population= 380,787
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 350,000
catholics_percent= 91.9
bishop= Adalberto Martínez Flores
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro {Latin: " Sancti Petri Apostoli"} is a diocese located in the city of San Pedro in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.

History

* On June 5, 1978, the Diocese of San Pedro was established from the Diocese of Concepción

Leadership

* Bishops of San Pedro (Roman rite)
** Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores (February 19, 2007 – present)
** Bishop Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. (March 5, 1994 – January 11, 2005)
** Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete (June 5, 1978 – July 10, 1993)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zped0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsped.html Catholic Hierarchy]