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Diocese of Viedma (Dioecesis Viedmensis) is encompassed in the

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. the

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was

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Esteban María Laxague,

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appointed by

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on October 31, 2002. The Diocese was erected on April 20, 1934. It is suffragant to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca. His predecessor was HVRE Marcelo Angiolo Melani, Bishop from June 28, 1995 until 2002, when Laxague took over. Located in the

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, the diocese has its see in the City of Viedma, by the shores of Río Negro River and close to the coast of the

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Bishops

Ordinaries

* Nicolás Esandi, S.D.B. † (13 September 1934 – 29 August 1948) Died * José Borgatti, S.D.B. † (28 August 1953 – 26 October 1973) Died * Miguel Esteban Hesayne † (5 April 1975 – 28 June 1995) Resigned * Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. (28 June 1995 – 9 January 2002) Appointed, Bishop of Neuquén * Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. (31 October 2002 – Present)

Coadjutor bishop

* Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. (1993-1995)

Auxiliary bishops

* Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. (1968-1975), appointed Bishop of Río Gallegos * Carmelo Juan Giaquinta (1980-1986), appointed Bishop of Posadas

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