Virginio Bressanelli, emeritus bishop of Neuquén, dies at 84

Virginio Bressanelli, the emeritus bishop of Neuquén and former superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, died on the morning of Friday, October 23. He had been hospitalized for more than a month following a stroke.

Bishop Bressanelli served as the superior general of the Dehonians from 1991 to 2003. His episcopal ministry included serving as auxiliary bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia and as the first vice president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference from 2011 to 2014.

His funeral mass is scheduled for Saturday at 10:20 a.m. at the San Francisco de Asís parish in Maciel. Following the mass, he will be buried in the Maciel cemetery. His remains are currently being held for viewing at the Caramuto funeral home in Rosario. The Diocese of Neuquén will also hold a mass for his repose at its cathedral.