Diocese of Río Gallegos

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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.

Bishop
Most Rev. Ignacio Damian Medina
Latin name
Rivogallaecen(sis)
Erected
10 April 1961
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lujan (Nuestra Senora de Lujan)
Patron
Saint John Bosco
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Bahia Blanca (Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca)
Chancery
Obispado, Errázuriz 53, z9400hya Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Telephone
Tel. [02966]422.325; fax 426.183
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site (episcopado.org directory) + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001002756 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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