The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro is located in the city of Comodoro, in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern
Argentina
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.
Diocese
The
Roman Catholic
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Diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia () is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San ...
encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) of central
Patagonia
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covering the
Province of Chubut. The Diocese was founded in 1957 from part of the Diocese of
Viedma. In 1961, its southern half became the separate Diocese of
Río Gallegos
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. In 2009, part of the diocese became the
Territorial Prelature of Esquel. It is a suffragan see to the
Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
The
Cathedral
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is located in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is dedicated to
San Juan Bosco, the only cathedral in the world dedicated to the founder of the
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Order. It was inaugurated in 1979, although the
crypt
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had been dedicated in 1949.
Bishops
Ordinaries
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a
prelate
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bishop
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in
Argentina
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.
* Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava
S.D.B.(13 March 1957 – 26 December 1963, appointed Archbishop of Salta)
* Eugenio Santiago Peyrou S.D.B. (24 June 1964 – 19 February 1974)
* Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro S.D.B. (5 April 1975 – 8 September 1992)
*
Pedro Luis Ronchino S.D.B. (30 January 1993 – 19 February 2005)
*
Virginio Domingo Bressanelli Virginio is a given name, and may refer to:
* Virginio Cáceres (born 1962), Paraguayan footballer
* Virginio Colombo (1885–1927), Italian architect
* Virginio Ferrari (born 1952), Italian motorcycle racer
* Virginio Ferrari (artist) (21st centur ...
S.C.I. (19 February 2005 – 10 February 2010); appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Neuquen
*
Joaquin Gimeno Lahoz (15 July 2010 – present); formerly Vicar General of the diocese
Auxiliary bishops
*
Mario Picchi, S.D.B. (1970-1975), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata
*
Fernando Martín Croxatto (2014-2017), appointed Bishop of Neuquén
*
Roberto Pío Álvarez (2017-
*Alejandro Pablo Benna (2017-
See also
*
Catholic Church in Argentina
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References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia Diocese (Spanish)
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bahía Blanca
Christian organizations established in 1957
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Chubut Province
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century