Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic vicariates

Chaco Paraguayan, Apostolic Vicariate of

CHACO PARAGUAYANO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

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CHACO PARAGUAYAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the territory of the northern Chaco annexed to Paraguay by the Treaty of Buenos Aires of 1938. In the past it belonged, ecclesiastically, partly to the apostolic vicariate of Chaco (Bolivia) and partly to the diocese of Concepción and Chaco; on 12 March 1948 it was erected as an autonomous mission entrusted to the Society of St. John Bosco.

The vicariate has an area of 232,650 sq. km. with a population of about 100,000 inhabitants, among whom there are about 10,000 Indians. The number of Catholics is not known exactly. The churches and chapels are few. At present 6 Salesian priests and a few coadjutor brothers work there.

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BIBL.: Arch. di Prop. Fide. Pos. n. prot. 1106/45; 539/44; 2597/45; 586/48; AAS, 40 (1948), pp. 438-39.

Antonio Mazza

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), coll. 1368–1369.

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Mazza, Antonio. “Chaco Paraguayano, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, coll. 1368–1369. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/chaco-paraguayano-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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Mazza, Antonio. “Chaco Paraguayano, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 1368–1369. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/chaco-paraguayano-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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  author    = {Mazza, Antonio},
  title     = {Chaco Paraguayano, vicariato apostolico di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1368--1369},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/chaco-paraguayano-vicariato-apostolico-di}
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