Roman Catholic Diocese of Orán
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Diocese of Oran Dioecesis Oranensis |
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Map of the Diocese of Oran
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| 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 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral, Oran |
| Secular priests | 14 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean-Paul Vesco |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges |
| 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.
July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Oran from the Diocese of Algiers.
The seat of the bishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in Oran.
Coordinates: 35°41′N 0°37′W / 35.683°N 0.617°W
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