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

Bishops of Oran
- Bishop Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (since December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01))
- Bishop Alphonse Georger (since July 10, 1998 (1998-07-10) - December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01))
- Bishop Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. (May 25, 1981 (1981-05-25) – August 1, 1996 (1996-08-01))
- Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier (November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30) – December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20))
- Bishop Bertrand Lacaste (December 29, 1945 (1945-12-29) – November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30))
- Bishop Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (October 11, 1920 (1920-10-11) – March 20, 1945 (1945-03-20))
- Bishop Christophe-Louis Légasse (December 6, 1915 (1915-12-06) – August 13, 1920 (1920-08-13))
- Bishop Pierre-Firmin Capmartin (February 19, 1911 (1911-02-19) – December 25, 1914 (1914-12-25))
- Bishop Edouard-Adolphe Cantel (July 8, 1898 (1898-07-08) – December 10, 1910 (1910-12-10))
- Archbishop Géraud-Marie Soubrier (March 2, 1886 (1886-03-02) – March 24, 1898 (1898-03-24))
- Bishop Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (January 10, 1884 (1884-01-10) – June 10, 1886 (1886-06-10))
- Archbishop Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin (February 12, 1880 (1880-02-12) – March 27, 1884 (1884-03-27))
- Archbishop Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (March 1, 1876 (1876-03-01) – February 27, 1880 (1880-02-27))
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Irénée Callot (January 12, 1867 (1867-01-12) – November 1, 1875 (1875-11-01))

Source

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

Roman Catholic dioceses in Algeria

Province of Alger	Archdiocese of Alger Diocese of Constantine Diocese of Oran

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Diocese of Laghouat

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

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