Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran {Latin:Oranen(sis)} is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

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[edit] History

July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Oran from the Diocese of Algiers.

Wikisource has an original article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia about:


[edit] Special churches

The seat of the bishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in Oran.

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Oran
    • Bishop Alphonse Georger (since 1998.07.10)
    • Bishop Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. (1981.05.25 – 1996.08.01)
    • Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier (1972.11.30 – 1980.12.20)
    • Bishop Bertrand Lacaste (1945.12.29 – 1972.11.30)
    • Bishop Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (1920.10.11 – 1945.03.20)
    • Bishop Christophe-Louis Légasse (1915.12.06 – 1920.08.13)
    • Bishop Pierre-Firmin Capmartin (1911.02.19 – 1914.12.25)
    • Bishop Edouard-Adolphe Cantel (1898.07.08 – 1910.12.10)
    • Archbishop Géraud-Marie Soubrier (1886.03.02 – 1898.03.24)
    • Bishop Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (1884.01.10 – 1886.06.10)
    • Archbishop Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin (1880.02.12 – 1884.03.27)
    • Archbishop Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (1876.03.01 – 1880.02.27)
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Irénée Callot (1867.01.12 – 1875.11.01)

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