Cardinal Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Primate of Argentina) was born on 11 June 1952 in Lanús, Buenos Aires. In 1970 he entered the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists). He carried out his studies in philosophy at the Jesuit Colegio Máximo in San Miguel, and in theology at the Seminary of Buenos Aires. He gave his perpetual vows on 5 June 1976. He was ordained a priest on 1 April 1978, and placed in charge of vocational and youth pastoral care of Buenos Aires, and from 1981, also exercised the office of parish vicar of Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa. From 1983 to 1986 he was formator and bursar, and from 1987 to 1990, superior of the Seminary of the Congregation of the Mission. From 1991 to 1993 he worked again in the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa, from 1994 to 1997 he was a missionary in Deán Funes, and from 1997 to 2000, superior of the Seminary of his Congregation in San Miguel. He was a missionary and parish priest in the diocese of Goya from 2000 to 2003, and from December 2003 to December 2009 exercised the office of provincial superior of the Congregation of the Mission. He then returned to the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa in Buenos Aires. On 15 March 2010 he was appointed titular bishop of Summa and auxiliary of Buenos Aires. He received episcopal consecration on 29 May of the same year. On 23 December 2013 Pope Francis appointed him as bishop of Santiago del Estero. On 22 July 2024 the Holy Father elevated the diocese of Santiago del Estero to the rank of archdiocese, and appointed him first archbishop with the title of Primate of Argentina.

Created and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory of 7 December 2024 of the Title of S. Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio.