Virginio Bressanelli: key obituary facts
Is Virginio Bressanelli dead? Yes. Virginio Bressanelli died on October 23, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Virginio Bressanelli's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Virginio Bressanelli known for?
He was an Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop.
More about Virginio Bressanelli
Born: 1 May 1942.
Place of birth: Caseros Department.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Argentina.
Virginio Bressanelli, an Argentine Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, coadjutor bishop and bishop of Neuquén, died October 23, 2026, aged 84.
Born in Berabevú, Santa Fe Province, he entered the Dehonian minor seminary at Maciel and completed his novitiate in Savona, Italy. He studied philosophy in Monza and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning a licentiate in dogmatic theology in 1967.
Bressanelli was ordained a priest on December 17, 1966, and later held responsibilities in the Dehonian congregation in Argentina. From 1991 to 2003, he served as the congregation’s eighth superior general. In 2005, he became bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, a post he held until 2010. That year, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of Neuquén, succeeding as bishop in 2011. He led the diocese until his retirement in 2017.