Diocese of Río Gallegos
Rivogallaecen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Río Gallegos, Argentina
Latin rite diocese established by Pope John XXIII in 1961, covering Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego and the South Atlantic territories. It is a suffragan see of Bahia Blanca and is led by Bishop Ignacio Damian Medina, appointed in 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 April 1961
- Latin
- Rivogallaecen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint John Bosco
- Annuario code
- 001002756
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 240,000
- Population
- 303,000
- Catholic share
- 79.2%
- Priests
- 24
- Catholics per priest
- 10,000
- Extent
- 265,614 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.9
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ignacio Damian Medina
- Born
- 17 March 1967
- Birthplace
- Tandil
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lujan stands in Río Gallegos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bahia Blanca
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Alto Valle del Río NegroAlto Valle del Río Negro
- Diocese of San Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].