Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

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 St. Mary's Cathedral, Oran
Secular priests 14
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jean-Paul Vesco
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges
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.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Oran

  1. Jean-Baptiste-Irénée Callot (January 12, 1867 – November 1, 1875)
  2. Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (March 1, 1876 – February 27, 1880)
  3. Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin (February 12, 1880 – March 27, 1884)
  4. Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (January 10, 1884 – June 10, 1886)
  5. Géraud-Marie Soubrier (March 2, 1886 – March 24, 1898)
  6. Edouard-Adolphe Cantel (July 8, 1898 – December 10, 1910)
  7. Pierre-Firmin Capmartin (February 19, 1911 – December 25, 1914)
  8. Christophe-Louis Légasse (December 6, 1915 – August 13, 1920)
  9. Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (October 11, 1920 – March 20, 1945)
  10. Bertrand Lacaste (December 29, 1945 – November 30, 1972)
  11. Henri Teissier (November 30, 1972 – December 20, 1980)
  12. Pierre Lucien Claverie, OP (May 25, 1981 – August 1, 1996)
  13. Alphonse Georger (July 10, 1998 – December 1, 2012)
  14. Jean-Paul Vesco, OP (December 1, 2012 – )

Sources

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

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