Diocese of Viedma
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viedma (Dioecesis Viedmensis) is encompassed in the Ecclesiastical Province
of Bahía Blanca
. As of 2006 the Bishop
is His Very Reverend Excellency Monsignor
Esteban María Laxague
, Salesian of Don Bosco appointed by His Holiness Pope
John Paul II on October 31, 2002.
The Diocese was erected on April 20, 1934. It is suffragant to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca
. His predecessor was HVRE Marcelo Angiolo Melani, Bishop from June 28, 1995 until 2002, when the present Bishop took over. The Bishop
Emeritus
is HVRE Miguel Esteban Hesayne, appointed Bishop by HH Pope Paul VI on April 5, 1975 to June 28, 1995 when he turned to be 80 years of age and resigned to his duty as it has been ruled by The Pope
.
Located in the Rio Negro Province
, Argentina
, has its see in the City of Viedma, by the shores of Río Negro River and close to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
. It encompasses a surface of about 89000 square kilometres (34,363.1 sq mi).
Mailing Address:
Casilla Correo 32,
Irigoyen 71,
8500 Viedma [Rio Negro],
Argentina
Telephone: (02920)424.445
Fax: 428.945
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
. As of 2006 the Bishop
Bishop
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is His Very Reverend Excellency Monsignor
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Esteban María Laxague
Esteban María Laxague
Esteban María Laxague, SDB is as of 2006 the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Viedma . As any other Archbishop or Bishop in Argentina, his style is His Very Reverend Excellency. Addressing style is Monsignor...
, Salesian of Don Bosco appointed by His Holiness Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
John Paul II on October 31, 2002.
The Diocese was erected on April 20, 1934. It is suffragant to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca
Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern region of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its motherchurch, located in the city of Bahía Blanca, is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy...
. His predecessor was HVRE Marcelo Angiolo Melani, Bishop from June 28, 1995 until 2002, when the present Bishop took over. The Bishop
Bishop
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Emeritus
Emeritus
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is HVRE Miguel Esteban Hesayne, appointed Bishop by HH Pope Paul VI on April 5, 1975 to June 28, 1995 when he turned to be 80 years of age and resigned to his duty as it has been ruled by The Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
.
Located in the Rio Negro Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, has its see in the City of Viedma, by the shores of Río Negro River and close to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It encompasses a surface of about 89000 square kilometres (34,363.1 sq mi).
Mailing Address:
Casilla Correo 32,
Irigoyen 71,
8500 Viedma [Rio Negro],
Argentina
Telephone: (02920)424.445
Fax: 428.945