Vicente Bokalic Iglic

Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. (Slovene: Vinko Bokalič Iglič, born 11 June 1952) is an Argentine Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago del Estero from 2013 to 2024, and became archbishop when the diocese became an archdiocese in 2024. The same year, he was given the title "Primate of Argentina". Iglic was made a cardinal in 2024. He was previously an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires from 2010 to 2013 under Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis. He is a member of the Congregation of the Mission.

Life Vicente Bokalic Iglic was born on 11 June 1952 in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, on 11 June 1952. He entered the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) in 1970. He studied philosophy at the Jesuit Maximo College in San Miguel and theology at the Seminary of Buenos Aires. He took his final vows as a Lazarist on 5 June 1976. He was ordained a priest on 11 April 1978. Iglic received his episcopal consecration on 29 May He was installed there on 9 March 2014.

On 22 July 2024, Pope Francis elevated the diocese of Santiago del Estero to the rank of archdiocese and named Iglic its first archbishop, while also giving him the title "Primate of Argentina".

On 6 October 2024, Pope Francis announced that he planned to make Bokalic Iglic a cardinal on 8 December, a date that was later changed to 7 December.

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, assigning him as a member of the order of cardinal priests the title of Santa Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio.

He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2025 papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.