Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Comodoro Rivadavia / Rivadaviæ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bahía Blanca

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John Bosco (January 31)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1957.02.11: Established as Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia / Rivadaviæ (Latin) (from Diocese of Viedma and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca)
1961.04.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Río Gallegos
2009.03.14: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Esquel
2023.10.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Rawson

Contact Info

Address: Rivadavia 750, U9000AKW, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

Phone: (0297) 4472647

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.02.22 – ...):

Bishop Jorge Luis Wagner (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Comodoro Rivadavia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jorge Luis Wagner (57)
(2024.02.22 – ...)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Born:	1967.01.19 (Guaminí, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1993.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.11.16

Priest of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) (1993.09.02 – 2019.09.24)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (2019.09.24 – 2024.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) (2019.09.24 – 2024.02.22)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (2024.02.22 – ...)

Bishop Roberto Pio Álvarez (55)
(Apostolic Administrator 2023.10.19 – 2024.02.22)

Bishop Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz (75)
(2010.07.15 – 2023.10.19)

Bishop emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Me amó y se entregó por mí

Born:	1948.10.06 (La Mata de Olmos, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1973.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.10.15

Priest of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain) (1973.06.29 – 2010.07.15)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (2010.07.15 – 2023.10.19)

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. (81)
(2005.02.19 – 2010.02.10)

Bishop emeritus of Neuquén (Argentina)

Aquí estoy, oh dios, para hacer tu voluntad

Born:	1942.05.01 (Berabevú, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1966.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.05.13

Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) (1991.05.24 – 2003.05.27)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (2005.02.19 – 2010.02.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina) (2010.02.10 – 2011.11.08)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2011.11.08 – 2014.11.11)

Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina) (2011.11.08 – 2017.08.03)

Bishop Pedro Luis Ronchino, S.D.B.
(1993.01.30 – 2005.02.19)

Oh Maria madre mia

Born:	1928.06.18 (Rosario, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1954.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.03.19
Died:	2020.07.01 (Córdoba, Argentina † 92)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1993.01.30 – 2005.02.19)

Bishop Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro, S.D.B.
(1975.04.05 – 1992.09.08)

Born:	1921.03.12 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1948.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.06.07
Died:	1992.09.08 († 71)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1975.04.05 – 1992.09.08)

Bishop Eugenio Santiago Peyrou, S.D.B.
(1964.06.24 – 1974.02.19)

Amor y sacrificio

Born:	1913.10.29 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1939.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.08.16
Died:	2005.03.02 († 91)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1964.06.24 – 1974.02.19)

Bishop Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1957.03.13 – 1963.12.26)

Animas quærere

Born:	1907.11.24 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1933.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.05.19
Died:	1985.03.25 († 77)

Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1963.12.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina) (1963.12.26 – 1984.01.07)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Roberto Pio Álvarez (55) (2017.11.28 – 2023.10.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alejandro Pablo Benna (64) (2017.11.28 – 2021.07.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Fernando Martín Croxatto (67) (2014.03.13 – 2017.08.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mario Picchi, S.D.B. (1970.11.16 – 1975)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Juan Bosco, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut

Churches by City (18)

Aysén (←), Esquel (↖), Rawson (↗), Río Gallegos (↓)

Statistics (2023)

Area: 50,913 km²

Population: 143,360 Catholics (59.2% of 242,267 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 19 priests (18 diocesan, 1 religious), 16 deacons, 17 religious (1 brother, 16 sisters), 1 seminarian