Parishes 33 Rite Roman Rite Country Argentina Metropolitan archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti | Denomination Catholic Church Area 234,000 km² Patron saint John Bosco | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
422,000
353,000 (83.6%) Established 11 February 1957 (60 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St John Bosco in Comodoro Rivadavia Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro is located in the city of Comodoro, in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina.
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Diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) of central Patagonia covering the Province of Chubut. The Diocese was founded in 1957 from part of the Diocese of Viedma. In 1961, its southern half became the separate Diocese of Río Gallegos. In 2009, part of the diocese became the Territorial Prelature of Esquel. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
The Cathedral is located in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is dedicated to San Juan Bosco, the only cathedral in the world dedicated to the founder of the Salesian Order. It was inaugurated in 1979, although the crypt had been dedicated in 1949.
Ordinaries
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a prelate bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.