Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran
This article is about a Catholic Diocese in Algeria. For the Catholic Diocese in Argentina, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Orán.
| Diocese of Oran Dioecesis Oranensis | |
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 Map of the Diocese of Oran | |
| Location | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Alger |
| Metropolitan | Oran |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 77,353 km2 (29,866 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 8,645,000 5,000 (0.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | July 25, 1866 |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, Oran |
| Secular priests | 14 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Jean-Paul Vesco Bishop of Oran |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader |
| Website | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran (Latin: Dioecesis Oranensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.
History
July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Oran from the Diocese of Algiers.
Special churches
The seat of the bishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in Oran.
Leadership
- Bishops of Oran
- Bishop Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (since December 1, 2012)
- Bishop Alphonse Georger (since July 10, 1998 - December 1, 2012)
- Bishop Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. (May 25, 1981 – August 1, 1996)
- Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier (November 30, 1972 – December 20, 1980)
- Bishop Bertrand Lacaste (December 29, 1945 – November 30, 1972)
- Bishop Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (October 11, 1920 – March 20, 1945)
- Bishop Christophe-Louis Légasse (December 6, 1915 – August 13, 1920)
- Bishop Pierre-Firmin Capmartin (February 19, 1911 – December 25, 1914)
- Bishop Edouard-Adolphe Cantel (July 8, 1898 – December 10, 1910)
- Archbishop Géraud-Marie Soubrier (March 2, 1886 – March 24, 1898)
- Bishop Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (January 10, 1884 – June 10, 1886)
- Archbishop Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin (February 12, 1880 – March 27, 1884)
- Archbishop Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (March 1, 1876 – February 27, 1880)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Irénée Callot (January 12, 1867 – November 1, 1875)
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Oran. |
| Province of Algiers | |
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| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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Coordinates: 35°41′N 0°37′W / 35.683°N 0.617°W
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