Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran
Diocese of Oran
Dioecesis Oranensis
Location
Country Algeria
Ecclesiastical province Alger
Metropolitan Oran
Statistics
Area 77,353 km2 (29,866 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
7,250,000
400 (0.005%)
Information
Rite Roman
Established July 25, 1866 (1866-07-25)
Cathedral Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, Oran
Secular priests 20
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Alphonse Georger
Bishop of Oran
Metropolitan Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader
Website
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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.

Contents

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 Alphonse Georger (since July 10, 1998 (1998-07-10))
    • 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))

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