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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 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
| Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 234,000 km2 (90,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (68 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John Bosco inComodoro Rivadavia |
| Patron saint | St John Bosco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa |
| Apostolic Administrator | Roberto Pío Álvarez |
| Bishops emeritus | Joaquin Gimeno Lahoz |
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro is located in the city of Comodoro, in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southernArgentina.
TheRoman CatholicDiocese ofComodoro Rivadavia encompasses 234,000 km2 (90,382 square miles) of centralPatagonia covering theProvince of Chubut. The Diocese was founded in 1957 from part of the Diocese ofViedma. In 1961, its southern half became the separate Diocese ofRío Gallegos. In 2009, part of the diocese became theTerritorial Prelature of Esquel. It is a suffragan see to theArchdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
TheCathedral is located in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is dedicated toSan Juan Bosco, the only cathedral in the world dedicated to the founder of theSalesian Order. It was inaugurated in 1979, although thecrypt had been dedicated in 1949.
In 2024 theApostolic Administrator, bishop Roberto Álvarez, described the religious landscape of Patagonia as mission territory. "The Patagonian Church is special, and very different from the rest of Argentina. For example, we are a land of evangelisation, a mission country. This region does not have deep Christian roots".[1]
TheRoman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is aprelatebishop of theRoman Catholic Church inArgentina.
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