Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

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

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
CountryAlgeria
Ecclesiastical provinceAlger
MetropolitanOran
Statistics
Area77,353 km2 (29,866 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2013)
8,645,000
5,000 (0.1%)
Information
RiteRoman
EstablishedJuly 25, 1866 (1866-07-25)
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Oran
Secular priests14
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Paul Vesco
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Jacques Marie Desfarges
Bishops emeritusAlphonse Émile Georger
Website

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 (1867-01-12) – November 1, 1875 (1875-11-01))
  2. Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (March 1, 1876 (1876-03-01) – February 27, 1880 (1880-02-27)), appointed Bishop of Digne, France
  3. Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin (February 12, 1880 (1880-02-12) – March 27, 1884 (1884-03-27)), appointed Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
  4. Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (January 10, 1884 (1884-01-10) – June 10, 1886 (1886-06-10)), appointed Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
  5. Géraud-Marie Soubrier (March 2, 1886 (1886-03-02) – March 24, 1898 (1898-03-24))
  6. Edouard-Adolphe Cantel (July 8, 1898 (1898-07-08) – December 10, 1910 (1910-12-10))
  7. Pierre-Firmin Capmartin (February 19, 1911 (1911-02-19) – December 25, 1914 (1914-12-25))
  8. Christophe-Louis Légasse (December 6, 1915 (1915-12-06) – August 13, 1920 (1920-08-13)), appointed Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
  9. Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (October 11, 1920 (1920-10-11) – March 20, 1945 (1945-03-20))
  10. Bertrand Lacaste (December 29, 1945 (1945-12-29) – November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30))
  11. Henri Teissier (November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30) – December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20)), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger
  12. Pierre Lucien Claverie, OP (May 25, 1981 (1981-05-25) – August 1, 1996 (1996-08-01))
  13. Alphonse Georger (July 10, 1998 – December 1, 2012)
  14. Jean-Paul Vesco, OP (December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01) – )

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