Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia

Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a prelate bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. He serves as ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia which encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) of central Patagonia covering the Province of Chubut. The Cathedral 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 Salesian Order. It was inaugurated in 1979 although the crypt had been dedicated in 1949.

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. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.

Bishops of Comodoro Rivadavia

  • Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava (13 March 1957 - 26 December 1963, appointed Archbishop of Salta)
  • Eugenio Santiago Peyrou (24 June 1964 - 19 February 1974)
  • Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro (5 April 1975 - 8 September 1992)
  • Pedro Luis Ronchino (30 January 1993 - 19 February 2005)
  • Virginio Domingo Bressanelli (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

See also

  • Catholic Church in Argentina

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