Roman Catholic Diocese of Río Gallegos
Diocese of Río Gallegos Dioecesis Rivogallaecensis Diócesis de Río Gallegos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
| Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
| Coordinates | 51°37′22″S 69°13′01″W / 51.6228°S 69.2170°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 265,614 km2 (102,554 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1961 (64 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lujan in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ignacio Damián Medina |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa |
| Bishops emeritus | Juan Carlos Romanin, SDB |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Río Gallegos is located in the city of Río Gallegos, which is the capital of the Patagonia region of Santa Cruz, Argentina.