Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viedma (Dioecesis Viedmensis) is encompassed in the Ecclesiastical Province of Bahía Blanca. As of 2006 the Bishop was Monsignor Esteban María Laxague Salesian of Don Bosco appointed by 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 Laxague took over.