Roman Catholic Diocese of Viedma
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Diocese of Viedma Dioecesis Viedmensis Diócesis de Viedma | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
Statistics | |
Area | 89,000 km2 (34,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 157,000 115,000 (73.2%) |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 April 1934 (89 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of Mercy in Viedma, Río Negro |
Patron saint | Mary Help of Christians |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Esteban María Laxague |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Guillermo José Garlatti |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viedma (Dioecesis Viedmensis) is encompassed in the Ecclesiastical Province of Bahía Blanca. As of 2006[update] the Bishop was Monsignor Esteban María Laxague, Salesian of Don Bosco appointed by Pope John Paul II 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 Rio Negro Province, Argentina, the diocese has its see in the City of Viedma, by the shores of Río Negro River and close to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It encompasses a surface of about 89,000 square kilometers (34,000 sq mi).
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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