Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo

The Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (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

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