Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo
# Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo

The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Ciachensis in Paraquaria Natione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay.

## History

On 11 March 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo from the Diocese of Concepción y Chaco.

## Ordinaries

* Ángel Muzzolón, SDB † (11 March 1948 – 6 March 1969)
* Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, SDB † (6 March 1969 – 13 September 1986)
* Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, SDB (12 March 1988 – 12 July 2003), appointed Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
* Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB (13 February 2006 – 8 November 2011), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
* Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, SDB (18 June 2013 – )
