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Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Alger

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Algeria

Secular priests
  
14

Rite
  
Roman

Area
  
77,353 km²

Bishop
  
Jean-Paul Vesco

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 8,645,000 5,000 (0.1%)

Established
  
July 25, 1866 (1866-07-25)

Cathedral
  
St. Mary's Cathedral, Oran

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran (Latin: Dioecesis Oranensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

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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))

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran Wikipedia
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