Diocese of Viedma
| Diocese of Viedma | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca |
| Diocesan bishop | Esteban María Laxague SDS |
| Vicar General | Enrique Alberto Lafforgue |
| founding | 1934 |
| surface | 89,000 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 179,218 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 116,098 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 64.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,528 |
| Friars | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 58 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Merced |
| address | Casilla Correo 32 Irigoyen 71 8500 Viedma [Río Negro] Argentina |
| Website | http://www.hansa-sur.com.ar/diocvdma/index.html |
The Diocese of Viedma ( lat. : Dioecesis Viedmensis , span. : Diócesis de Viedma ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Viedma .
history
The diocese of Viedma was founded on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Papal Bull Nobilis Argentinæ Nationis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires . The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca as a suffragan . The diocese of Viedma gave several times in its history parts of its territory to establish new dioceses.
Bishops of Viedma
- Nicolás Esandi SDB , 1934–1948
- José Borgatti SDB, 1953-1973
- Miguel Hesayne , 1975-1995
- Marcelo Angiolo Melani SDB, 1995–2002, then Bishop of Neuquén
- Esteban María Laxague SDS, since 2002