Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran
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This article is about a Catholic Diocese in Algeria. For the Catholic Diocese in Argentina, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Orán.
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.
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Diocese of Oran Dioecesis Oranensis | |
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catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Algeria |
Ecclesiastical province | Algiers |
Metropolitan | Oran |
Statistics | |
Area | 77,353 km2 (29,866 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 9,800,000 1,500 (0.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman |
Established | 25 July 1866 (1866-07-25) |
Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral, Oran |
Secular priests | 6 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Paul Vesco |
Bishops emeritus | Alphonse Émile Georger |
Website | |
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