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

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 (1866-07-25)
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

Source

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Oran.

Coordinates: 35°41′N 0°37′W / 35.683°N 0.617°W / 35.683; -0.617

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