The Roman Catholic Diocese of Río Gallegos is located in the city of
Río Gallegos
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
, the capital of the
Patagonia
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region of
Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Size
The Diocese of Rio Gallegos, Argentina, according to the
Vatican Information Service
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(VIS), has an area of 265,614 square miles, a total population of 300,000, a Catholic population of 210,000, 55 priests, 9 permanent deacons, and 94 religious.
History
It was erected in 1961, and was formed from the
Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. It is a suffragan see of the
Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Bishops
;Ordinaries
* ,
S.D.B.(1961–1974)
*
Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava,
S.D.B.(1975–1992)
*
Alejandro Antonio Buccolini,
S.D.B. (1992–2005)
*
Juan Carlos Romanin,
S.D.B. (2005–2012)
*
Miguel Ángel D’Annibale (2013–2018), appointed Bishop of San Martín
* (2019-2023)
*
Ignacio Damián Medina (2023
– present)
;Auxiliary bishop
*
Miguel Ángel D’Annibale (2011-2013), appointed Bishop here
References
External links
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Rio Gallegos
Rio Gallegos
Rio Gallegos
Rio Gallegos
1961 establishments in Argentina
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