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Paraguay

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
29 Jun 1961 Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación
16 Dec 1962 Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación
29 Jun 1963 Lorenzo Cardinal BaldisseriSecretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops, Roman Curia
23 Jul 1967 Archbishop Antonio LucibelloApostolic Nuncio
29 Jun 1968 Archbishop Orlando AntoniniApostolic Nuncio
17 May 1970 Bishop Mario Melanio Medina SalinasBishop Emeritus of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
12 Jul 1970 Bishop Cándido Cárdenas VillalbaBishop Emeritus of Benjamín Aceval
3 Apr 1971 Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción
15 Apr 1972 Bishop Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo
15 Oct 1972 Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. SchönstattBishop Emeritus of Caacupé
3 Jul 1973 Bishop Francisco Javier Del Valle ParedesBishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
20 Jul 1974 Bishop Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad del Este
Most Junior
31 Oct 2003 Archbishop Vincenzo TurturroApostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
10 Feb 2001 Bishop Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo
24 Apr 1999 Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez CandiaBishop of Benjamín Aceval
11 Apr 1999 Bishop Roberto Carlos Zacarías LópezBishop of Canindeyú
10 May 1997 Bishop Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. SchönstattBishop of Encarnación
24 Apr 1993 Bishop Celestino Ocampo GaonaBishop of Carapeguá
7 Jun 1992 Bishop Pedro Collar NogueraBishop of Ciudad del Este
15 Sep 1991 Bishop Miguel Ángel Cabello AlmadaBishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
17 Sep 1988 Bishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp.Bishop of San Pedro
24 Aug 1985 Adalberto Cardinal Martínez FloresArchbishop of Asunción
12 Dec 1982 Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela RiosBishop of Caacupé
28 May 1981 Father Miguel Fritz, O.M.I.Apostolic Administrator of Pilcomayo

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