Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia
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Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia Dioecesis Rivi Nigri Vallensis Superioris Diócesis de Comodoro Rivadavia |
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Cathedral of St. John Bosco
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
| Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 234,000 km2 (90,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 422,000 353,000 (83.6%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John Bosco in Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Patron saint | St John Bosco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joaquin Gimeno Lahoz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Guillermo José Garlatti |
| Emeritus Bishops | Pedro Luis Ronchino, S.D.B. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro is located in the city of Comodoro, in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) of central Patagonia 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. 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 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 Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a prelate bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcomo.html
Coordinates: 45°51′44″S 67°29′07″W / 45.8623°S 67.4853°W
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