Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran 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
  2. Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne, appointed Bishop of Digne, France
  3. Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin, appointed Bishop of La Rochelle, France
  4. Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail, appointed Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
  5. Géraud-Marie Soubrier
  6. Edouard-Adolphe Cantel
  7. Pierre-Firmin Capmartin
  8. Christophe-Louis Légasse, appointed Bishop of Périgueux, France
  9. Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand
  10. Bertrand Lacaste
  11. Henri Teissier, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger
  12. Pierre Lucien Claverie, OP
  13. Alphonse Georger
  14. Jean-Paul Vesco, OP